Jace Gilbert
Iowa State Cyclones
82
Good

Jace Gilbert

DTDefenseGood
2nd String / Backup

Is Jace Gilbert starting?

Jace Gilbert is listed 2nd string at DT for Iowa State Cyclones.

Jace Gilbert is listed DT #2 for Iowa State at 82 OVR.

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Depth at DT · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 19991Bryson LambStarter
  2. 25582Jace GilbertYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Arrowhead, ranked #1,053 nationally coming out of high school. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,053 NatlTeam Share3%
Waukesha, WI
Jersey
#55
Class
RS SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
270 lbs

Career Stats

202533.0 YPP
202439.2 YPP

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8658
National Rank
#1053
High School
Arrowhead
Hometown
Hartland, WI

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 70th-percentile production (×0.89 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 70% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26LUTAHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-17

Sep 19WBGSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 55-7

Sep 5WSEMOTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-10

Jace Gilbert's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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82
Good
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Team Role

18 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.