#24

Zyon Gilbert

Senior cornerback for Florida Atlantic. 2021: 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 50 tackles.

CB · Florida Atlantic · Sr. · #24

6′1″ · 170 lb · Montgomery, AL

CFB Index 30 · #274 of 321 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceFlorida Atlantic 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1461 nationally · Signed with Florida Atlantic

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 cornerback for Florida Atlantic. 2021: 2 interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 50 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida Atlantic in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida Atlantic, 247 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201712 games

Signed with Florida Atlantic3-star out of Jefferson Davis

20208 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202112 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1461 national

CFB

College

Florida Atlantic

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2019

Lane Kiffin

Florida Atlantic

2020–2021

Willie Taggart

Florida Atlantic

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Florida Atlantic11-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy

2018Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2019Florida Atlantic11-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced

2020Florida Atlantic5-4HC: Willie Taggart · Run-heavy

2021Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #274 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (83rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#32 / 2743 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#437 / 2743 · 83rd pct

Tackles#604 / 2743 · 78th pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.2
Road6g	6.3	0.3	0.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	0.3	0.2	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	4.5	0.0	0.0	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Zach Kittley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #274 of 321 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #274 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Florida Atlantic	50	34	2.0	1.0	10	2	--
2020	Florida Atlantic	46	29	0.5	0.0	5	1	--
2019	Florida Atlantic	48	35	0.0	0.0	8	2	--
2018	Florida Atlantic	51	30	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Florida Atlantic	52	30	2.5	0.0	1	--	--
Career		247	158	5.5	1.0	24	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 45–14

vs Fordham

2 PD · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Dominant 31-point win at home against Fordham.

With N. Perry — 278 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.3 · 29 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · M. Hayball — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 14-35@ Florida	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 38-6vs Georgia Southern	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 45-14vs Fordham	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	2
Wk 4	L 7-31@ Air Force	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 58-21vs Florida International	2	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 6	L 14-31@ UAB	6	5	2.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 8	W 38-9@ Charlotte	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 28-25vs UTEP	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	4
Wk 10	L 13-28vs Marshall	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 16-30@ Old Dominion	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 17-52@ Western Kentucky	11	9	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 13	L 17-27vs Middle Tennessee	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		50	34	2.0	1.0	2	10

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Zyon Gilbert

201712 games

20208 games

202112 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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