Senior defensive back on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 208 lb · Eatonton, GA
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 289 nationally · Signed with South Carolina
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
Gerald Kilgore
Gerald Kilgore arrived at South Carolina from Tennessee Tech. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 3, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shane Beamer.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 14 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-41vs Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
1 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Shane Beamer — 15-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
45.6%
99 pass / 118 run
Plays / game
72.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
111 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
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