Utah Tech University Athletics

At Utah Tech 2022 (Sophomore): Earned all-WAC honors for second-straight year, this time it was first team accolades last season after he co-led the conference with 84 total tackles, which included 40 solo stops ... registered double digits in tackles three times last year, highlighted by a career-high 16 total tackles (10 solo) with 1.0 TFL in the Trailblazers' upset win at Stephen F. Austin (10/29) ... started in nine of 10 games played on the year. 

At Utah Tech Fall 2021 (Freshman): Started in seven of the 10 games he played as a true freshman and earned second team all-WAC accolades last season … finished third on the team in tackles with 54 (15^th in the WAC), including 15 solo stops … ranked fourth on the Blazer defense with 4.5 TFLs and registered his first collegiate sack at then-No. 1 Sam Houston (11/6) … enjoyed a break-out game at Montana (10/9), against which he collected a career-high 11 tackles and recorded his first career interception.
 
Before Utah Tech: Earned three varsity letters in football at Salem Hills High School, where he was a first team all-state and two-time all-region selection … as a senior in 2020, he tallied 75 total tackles with seven TFLs, and made seven interceptions for a team that appeared in the Utah 5A state semifinals … also racked up over 1,200 all-purpose yards on offense. 
 
More on Will: Born in Salt Lake City, Utah … parents are Sione Leota and Wendy Gibson … also recruited by Adams State, Southern Virginia and New Mexico Military Institute … favorite team is the Pittsburgh Steelers … favorite athlete and biggest influence as an athlete is LeBron James … currently majoring in recreation and sport management. 
 
Why Will chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because the coaching staff is great and it was close to home.”