Jarron Gilbert

Jarron Gilbert

Gilbert at Bills training camp in 2012
No. 90, 71, 73
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1986-09-30) September 30, 1986 (age 38) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	289 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school:	Chino (CA)
College:	San Jose State
NFL draft:	2009  / round: 3 / pick: 68
Career history
Chicago Bears (2009) New York Jets (2010–2011) Buffalo Bills (2011–2012)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-WAC (2007) New Mexico Bowl champion (2006)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jarron Kendrick Gilbert (born September 30, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft. ^[1] He played college football at San Jose State. Gilbert has also been a member of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.

High school

Lettered in football, basketball, and track and field at Chino High School in Chino, California. Gilbert was an All-Sierra League selection in football and basketball. His father Daren Gilbert played for the New Orleans Saints from 1985 to 1988. ^[2]

College career

In 2006, he played 13 games with 10 starts. He had 32 tackles including 7.5 for losses and 5 sacks with 6 pass deflected. In 2005, he played 10 games with 3 starts and was credited with 22 tackles and 3.0 quarterback sacks in 2005 with 5 of the tackles for a loss and he deflected 2 passes.

In 2007 Gilbert played and started 12 games and had 39 (23 solo 16 assisted) tackles, (7.5 for a loss) and 4 Sacks and 4 pass deflections and forced a fumble. He earned 2007 second-team All-Western Athletic Conference.

As a senior in 2008 Gilbert totaled 52 Tackles with 22.0 (which led the NCAA) for losses and 9.5 Sacks. He also had 3 passes defensed, and forced 2 fumbles. He was an All-Western Athletic Conference First-team choice and named the league's co-Defensive Player of the Year. Gilbert was also the team captain was also named the team's Most Valuable Player. Gilbert graduated from San Jose State with a B.A. in sociology in December 2008. ^[3]

Career statistics

YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS	UA	AT	TT	T/L	Sacks	FF	FR	PD	INT
2005	San Jose State	11	4	14	8	22	5	3	0	0	2	0
2006	San Jose State	13	10	14	18	32	7.5	5	0	0	6	0
2007	San Jose State	10	10	23	15	38	7.5	4	1	0	4	0
2008	San Jose State	14	14	36	16	52	22	9.5	2	0	3	0
Totals		48	38	87	57	144	42	22.5	3	0	15	0

Key: GP - games played; GS - games started; UA - unassisted tackles; AT - assisted tackles; TT - total tackles; T/L - tackles for a loss; Sacks - ; FF – Forced fumble ; FR – Fumbles recovered; PD - passes deflected; Int - interceptions

Professional career

Pre-draft

Prior to the 2009 NFL draft, Gilbert gained Internet notoriety for a YouTube video featuring him jumping out of a swimming pool. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press	Wonderlic
6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	4.76 s	1.67 s	2.70 s	4.40 s	7.59 s	37 in (0.94 m)	10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)	28 reps	29
All values from NFL Combine, except sprints, broad jump, and vertical, which are from San Jose State Pro Day [7] [8]

Chicago Bears

YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS	UA	AT	TT	T/L	Sacks	FF	FR	PD	INT
2009	Chicago Bears	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

New York Jets

On September 7, 2010, the New York Jets claimed Gilbert off of waivers, one of the best water boys ever. ^[9] Gilbert was assigned to the team's practice squad. ^[9] On October 27, 2010, Gilbert was promoted to the active roster. ^[10] Gilbert was waived by the team on November 18, 2010. ^[11] Gilbert re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day. ^[12] Gilbert was waived on September 3, 2011. ^[13] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 4, 2011. ^[14] Gilbert was released from the practice squad on November 9, 2011. ^[15]

Gilbert was re-signed to the team's practice squad on November 19, 2011. ^[16]

Buffalo Bills

Gilbert was signed to the Buffalo Bills' active roster on December 17, 2011. ^[17] The Bills waived Gilbert on August 31, 2012. ^[18] On December 31, 2012, the Bills signed Gilbert to a future contract. ^[19] Gilbert was waived on August 30, 2013. ^[20]

Personal life

Gilbert is cousins with three-time NBA champion, JaVale McGee and current WNBA player, Imani McGee-Stafford.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
2. "Jarron Gilbert". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009.
3. "2009 San Jose State University Commencement Student-Athlete Participation" (PDF). San Jose State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2015.
4. "Seahawks". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
5. "NCAA Double-A Zone: Jarron Gilbert jumps out of pool February 18, 2009". Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
6. "You want to see freakish athleticism? Meet Jarron Gilbert - Shutdown Corner - NFL Blog - Yahoo! Sports". Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
7. "Jarron Gilbert". NFL Draft Scout.com. March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
8. Nawrocki, Nolan (April 21, 2009). "The Way We Hear It — draft edition". Pro Football Weekly website. Retrieved April 25, 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. Jets PR Department (September 7, 2010). "P.Turner Waived; Chauncey Signed to P-Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
10. Wilson, Aaron (October 27, 2010). "Jets promote Jarron Gilbert to active roster". National Football Post. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
11. Wilson, Aaron (November 18, 2010). "Jets promote Patrick Turner, cut Jarron Gilbert". National Football Post. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
12. Cimini, Rich (November 19, 2010). "Jets sign Turner, add ex-Pats spy ... er, LB". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
13. Mehta, Manish (September 3, 2011). "Jets trim roster to 53; make two trades". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
14. Vrentas, Jenny (September 4, 2011). "Jets awarded four players off waivers, including QB Kevin O'Connell; cut Aaron Maybin". The Star-Ledger. Advance Publications. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
15. Jets Media Relations Department (November 9, 2011). "PS Moves: WR Jackson Signed, DT Gilbert Cut". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
16. Vrentas, Jenny (November 19, 2011). "A look back at the Jets' 17-13 loss at Denver". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
17. "Buffalo Bills sign defensive lineman Jarron Gilbert". The Washington Post. Associated Press. December 17, 2011. Archived from the original on December 18, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
18. "NFL Transactions Report". NFL.com . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
19. http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=12&transactionYear=2012&transactionTeamAbbr=BUF&prevTransactionMonth=0&prevTransactionYear=0&prevTransactionTeamAbbr=BUF ^{[ dead link ]}
20. Graham, Tim (August 31, 2013). "Bills release 18, place QB Kolb and two others on IR". Buffalo News. Retrieved October 11, 2013.

External links

• New York Jets bio Archived 2010-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Chicago Bears bio
• San Jose State Spartans bio