Jace Gilbert
Iowa State Cyclones
73
Average

Jace Gilbert

Iowa State CyclonesSolid
LDEDefenseAverage
3rd String

Is Jace Gilbert starting?

Jace Gilbert is listed 3rd string at LDE for Iowa State Cyclones.

Jace Gilbert is listed LDE #3 for Iowa State at 73 OVR.

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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. This season: 18 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

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

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1831

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 84-rated defense; 71th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 71% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −12 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.

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73
Average
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Team Role

18 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%

Depth at LDE · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 18891Isaac TerrellStarter
  2. 29884Malaki Ta'ase
  3. 35573Jace GilbertYou
Coach Iowa StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.