| No. 15 Buffalo Bills | |
| Wide Receiver | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: December 11, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 169 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Wisconsin | |
| Undrafted in 2011 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only |
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| Roster status: Practice squad | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |
| Receptions | 0 |
| Receiving Yards | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 0 |
David Gilreath (born December 11, 1988 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American football wide receiver currently on the practice squad with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. Gilreath played college football at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Gilreath went to high school at Robbinsdale Armstrong in Plymouth, Minnesota. There he lettered in football four times, baseball twice and track once. As a senior, Gilreath caught 26 passes for 424 yards and four TDs, while rushing 28 times for 504 yards and two TDs, also returned 13 ounts for 185 yards and 16 kickoffs for 358 yards and a TD. During his football career, Gilreath totaled 153 receptions for 2,496 yards and 45 touchdowns, along with 1,022 rushing yards. He was rated among the nation's top 75 wide receivers and the number 6 player in Minnesota by Rivals.com.
Played in 13 games at wide receiver and in the return game. Set Wisconsin records for kickoff return yards in a season (967) and in a game (189). Led the Big Ten and ranked 14th nationally with 14.0-yard punt return average (fourth-best season average in UW history). Set UW bowl game recors with his season-best 60-yard kickoff return against 16th-ranked Tennessee in the 2008 Outback Bowl. Named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after accumulating 148 yards on punt (73) and kickoff (75) returns in a win over The Citadel on September 15 (first Badger true freshman to earn conference player of the week honors since Ron Dayne in 1996). Named First-team Freshman All-American by Rivals.com and Scout.com. Second-team Freshman All-American and first-team Freshman All-Big Ten by The Sporting News.
Played in all 13 games and started nine. Finished the season with 1,747 all-purpose yards which ranked eighth-best all-time at Wisconsin. Finished second on the team with 31 catches for 520 yards and three receiving touchdowns. Ranked sixth in the Big Ten with 134.4 all-purpose yards per game. Named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a career-high 168 yards and two scores on eight carries, including a 90-yard TD (second longest run in UW history) at Indiana on November 8. Named second-team All-Big Ten (coaches) and honorable mention Sophomore All-American by Collegefootballnews.com.
Played in 13 games and started one. Finished second on the team with 984 all-purpose yards. Named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two kickoffs for 94 yards against Hawaii on December 5.
Played in 11 games and started seven. Led the team in put return yards, kickoff returns and kickoff return yards, second in all-purpose yards, thirs in receiving yards and fourth in receptions and rushing yards. Named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after returning opening kickoff 97 yards (tied for fourth-longest in school history) for TD in win over No. 1 ranked Ohio State on October 16; returned four kicks for 163 yards (third-highest single game total in UW history and second-highest average with 40.8 yards per return) and added one punt return for 13 yards and one reception for 18 yards.
| Year | Team | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TDs | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TDs | Kick Ret | Kick Ret Yds | Kick Ret Avg | Kick Ret TDs | Punt Ret | Punt Ret Yds | Punt Ret Avg | Punt Ret TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wisconsin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 42 | 967 | 23.0 | 0 | 26 | 364 | 14.0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Wisconsin | 31 | 520 | 16.8 | 3 | 25 | 285 | 2 | 40 | 784 | 19.6 | 0 | 18 | 158 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | 12 | 177 | 14.8 | 0 | 19 | 75 | 2 | 26 | 615 | 23.7 | 0 | 21 | 117 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2010 | Wisconsin | 23 | 370 | 16.1 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 27 | 659 | 24.4 | 1 | 8 | 82 | 10.2 | 0 |
| College Totals | 67 | 1,077 | 16.1 | 4 | 58 | 442 | 4 | 135 | 3,025 | 22.4 | 1 | 73 | 721 | 9.9 | 1 | |