Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Jardin Gilbert
Senior safety on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · White Castle, LA · University Lab HS (LSU)
CFB Index 54 · #233 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred LSU → Mississippi State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 258 nationally · Signed with Texas A&M
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2021.
- Transferred from LSU to Mississippi State in 2026.
Jardin Gilbert
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Jardin Gilbert has played for five head coaches across six seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1 sacks against South Carolina, Week 3, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
20215 games
- Signed with Texas A&M4-star out of University Lab
202412 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coaches2021–2022
Mississippi State
2023era →
Greg Knox
Mississippi State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Mississippi State
2025LSU
2026Mississippi State
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–34
1 sacks · 1 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With K. Taylor — 251 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · F. Bothwell — 115 rush yds (21 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +8 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Mississippi State3-0HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
44.6%
91 pass / 113 run
Plays / game
68.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
54 · #233 of 537 safeties
Former four-star. Now #233 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Chase Williams’s 2023 season.
Matches Chase on
Interceptions
Tackle volume
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Williams's senior season at San José State (2023).
94%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Chase on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jardin Gilbert
Background
Career Honors 2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Career Notes Has played in 42 career games with 24 starts. Before Mississippi State (2021-25) Attended LSU from 2024-25 following his transfer from Texas A&M where he played from 2021-23 … In his career he has tallied 145 tackles … nine pass break…
The secondary · Mississippi State
- #2Isaac Smith64 tackles · 2025
- #15Marcus Williams61 tackles · 2025
- #1Kelley Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24Quentin Taylor Jr.27 tackles · 2025
- #5Jardin Gilbert11 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Mississippi State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology