Makhi Gilbert
Makhi Gilbert
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–31
vs Louisiana
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Edged out Louisiana at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Wins his gap play after play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (11 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #105
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 2025 production profile sits closest to De'Jon Benton’s 2022 season.
Matches De'Jon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ike Nnakenyi's junior season at Nevada (2024).
Matches Ike on
Differs from Ike on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #13599
Peaked at #13599 this season.
Background
EMU: 2025: Played in five games with four starts…Finished with 16 tackles, including five solo and 11 assisted…Added 1.5 tackles for loss for four yards…Recorded two quarterback hurries…SAMFORD: Spent three seasons at Samford…Played in 26 career games…Totaled 32 tackles, five tackles for loss, an...