Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 193 lb · Cincinnati, OH · Princeton
Tyrell Gilbert: CB · Cincinnati · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyrell Gilbert
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Tyrell Gilbert has been at Cincinnati through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Alabama A&M — Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 25 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 43 | 30 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 40 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 108 | 76 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-17@ UCLA | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-0@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-7vs Alabama A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-30vs Ohio | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-21vs Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-0vs Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-38@ No. 11 UCF | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
28%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
38.7%
373 pass / 590 run
Plays / game
74.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
407 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, 108 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
