James Gillespie
James Gillespie
Wins his gap play after play. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Nevada, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
How it ended
One season at Middle Tennessee, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Omarr Norman-Lott’s 2023 season.
Matches Omarr on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Thor Griffith's freshman season at Louisville (2024).
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