Zyon Gilbert: CB · Florida Atlantic · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zyon Gilbert
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Florida Atlantic. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Conference USA again in 2021. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 10 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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 this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-35@ No. 13 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this season50 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 10 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
54.9%
383 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
58.1
12 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #274 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida Atlantic, 247 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 56 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
