Jarron Gilbert
 Gilbert at Buffalo Bills training camp in 2012 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 30, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 289 lb (131 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Chino (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | San Jose State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68 | ||||||||
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Jarron Kendrick Gilbert (born September 30, 1986) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Jose State. Gilbert has also been a member of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.
High school
Lettered in football, basketball, and track and field at Chino High School in Chino, California. Gilbert was an All-Sierra League selection in football and basketball. His father Daren Gilbert played for the New Orleans Saints in from 1985 to 1988.[1]
College career
In 2006 he played 13 games with 10 starts. He had 32 tackles including 7.5 for losses and 5 sacks with 6 pass deflected. In 2005 he played 10 games with 3 starts and was credited with 22 tackles and 3.0 quarterback sacks in 2005 with 5 of the tackles for a loss and he deflected 2 passes.
In 2007 Gilbert played and started 12 games and had 39 (23 solo 16 assisted) tackles, (7.5 for a loss) and 4 Sacks and 4 pass deflections and forced a fumble. He earned 2007 second-team All-Western Athletic Conference.
As a senior in 2008 Gilbert totaled 52 Tackles with 22.0 (which led the NCAA) for losses and 9.5 Sacks. He also had 3 passes defensed, and forced 2 fumbles. He was an All-Western Athletic Conference First-team choice and named the league's co-Defensive Player of the Year. Gilbert was also the team captain was also named the team's Most Valuable Player. Gilbert graduated from San Jose State with a B.A. in sociology in December 2008.[2]
Career statistics
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | UA | AT | TT | T/L | Sacks | FF | FR | PD | INT |
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| 2005 | San Jose State | 11 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | San Jose State | 13 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | San Jose State | 10 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | San Jose State | 14 | 14 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 22 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 38 | 87 | 57 | 144 | 42 | 22.5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Key: GP - games played; GS - games started; UA - unassisted tackles; AT - assisted tackles; TT - total tackles; T/L - tackles for a loss; Sacks - ; FF – Forced fumble ; FR – Fumbles recovered; PD - passes deflected; Int - interceptions
Professional career
Pre-draft
Prior to the 2009 NFL Draft, Gilbert gained Internet notoriety for a YouTube video featuring him jumping out of a swimming pool.[3][4][5]
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 5¼ in | 288 lb | 4.76 s | 1.67 s | 2.70 s | 4.40 s | 7.59 s | 37 in | 10 ft 7 in | 28 reps | 29 | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine, except sprints, broad jump, and vertical, which are from San Jose State Pro Day[6][7] | |||||||||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | UA | AT | TT | T/L | Sacks | FF | FR | PD | INT |
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| 2009 | Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
On September 7, 2010, the New York Jets claimed Gilbert off of waivers.[8] Gilbert was assigned to the team's practice squad.[8] On October 27, 2010, Gilbert was promoted to the active roster.[9] Gilbert was waived by the team on November 18, 2010.[10] Gilbert re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day.[11] Gilbert was waived on September 3, 2011.[12] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 4, 2011.[13] Gilbert was released from the practice squad on November 9, 2011.[14]
Gilbert was re-signed to the team's practice squad on November 19, 2011.[15]
Buffalo Bills
Gilbert was signed to the Buffalo Bills' active roster on December 17, 2011.[16] The Bills waived Gilbert on August 31, 2012.[17] On December 31, 2012, the Bills signed Gilbert to a future contract.[18] Gilbert was waived on August 30, 2013.[19]
References
- ↑ "Jarron Gilbert". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009.
- ↑ "2009 San Jose State University Commencement Student-Athlete Participation" (PDF). San Jose State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Seahawks". The Seattle Times.
- ↑ http://www.doubleazone.com/2009/02/jarron_gilbert_jumps_out_of_pool_college_football_youtube_nfl_combine.php
- ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/You-want-to-see-freakish-athleticism-Meet-Jarro?urn=nfl,142014
- ↑ "Jarron Gilbert". NFL Draft Scout.com. March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ↑ Nawrocki, Nolan (April 21, 2009). "The Way We Hear It — draft edition". Pro Football Weekly website. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- 1 2 Jets PR Department (September 7, 2010). "P.Turner Waived; Chauncey Signed to P-Squad". New York Jets. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ↑ Wilson, Aaron (October 27, 2010). "Jets promote Jarron Gilbert to active roster". National Football Post. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ↑ Wilson, Aaron (November 18, 2010). "Jets promote Patrick Turner, cut Jarron Gilbert". National Football Post. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ↑ Cimini, Rich (November 19, 2010). "Jets sign Turner, add ex-Pats spy ... er, LB". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ↑ Mehta, Manish (September 3, 2011). "Jets trim roster to 53; make two trades". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (September 4, 2011). "Jets awarded four players off waivers, including QB Kevin O'Connell; cut Aaron Maybin". The Star-Ledger (Advance Publications). Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (November 9, 2011). "PS Moves: WR Jackson Signed, DT Gilbert Cut". New York Jets. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (November 19, 2011). "A look back at the Jets' 17-13 loss at Denver". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ↑ Associated Press (December 17, 2011). "Buffalo Bills sign defensive lineman Jarron Gilbert". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=8&transactionYear=2012&transactionTeamAbbr=BUF&prevTransactionMonth=8&prevTransactionYear=2012&prevTransactionTeamAbbr=
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=12&transactionYear=2012&transactionTeamAbbr=BUF&prevTransactionMonth=0&prevTransactionYear=0&prevTransactionTeamAbbr=BUF
- ↑ Graham, Tim (August 31, 2013). "Bills release 18, place QB Kolb and two others on IR". Buffalo News. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
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