No. 97 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | October 30, 2002 | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school | Boca Raton | ||
College | Louisville (2021–2024) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive end | ||
NFL draft | 2025: 3rd round, 66th overall | ||
Career history | |||
As player | |||
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Roster status | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Ashton Gillotte (born October 30, 2002) is an American professional football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Gillotte was born in Ohio and moved to Florida when he was three years old after his parents were divorced. He and his mother would settle in Boca Raton, Florida when he was in the sixth grade. [1] Gillotte would attend Boca Raton Community High School. As a senior in 2020, he was the Sun Sentinel's Palm Beach County 8A-6A defensive player of the year after recording 55 tackles and 10 sacks in seven games. [2] He committed to the University of Louisville to play college football. [3] [4] [5]
As a true freshman at Louisville in 2021, Gillotte played in 12 games and had 19 tackles and four sacks. [6] As a sophomore in 2022, he started 12 games, recording 24 tackles and seven sacks. He returned to Louisville as a starter his junior year in 2023. [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 264 lb (120 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.65 s | 1.59 s | 2.54 s | 4.35 s | 6.94 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 24 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [8] [9] |
Gillotte was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 66th pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft. [10] The Chiefs had acquired the 66th selection of the draft after trading away L'Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans in the previous offseason. [11]