Jalen Gilbert
Vanderbilt Commodores
67
Depth

Jalen Gilbert

Vanderbilt CommodoresRebuilding
FSDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Jalen Gilbert starting?

Jalen Gilbert is listed 2nd string at FS for Vanderbilt Commodores.

Redshirt junior · #9 · 6'0", 208 lbs

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Depth at FS · Vanderbilt Commodores

  1. 1784Ricardo JonesStarter
  2. 2967Jalen GilbertYou
  3. 33549Payne Daniel

Vanderbilt Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

Ty BenefieldLSU · NBBray HubbardAlabama · FSKJ BoldenGeorgia · SS

Up next for Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt plays Mississippi State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Round Rock, ranked #1,096 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 3 tackles, 0 INT, 2 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,096 Natl2-Yr Total4 tacklesTeam Share2%
Round Rock, TX
Jersey
#9
Class
RS JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
208 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025302
2024100

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
0.8611
National Rank
#1096
High School
Round Rock
Hometown
Round Rock, TX

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 52th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 52% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
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

Oct 24LUKTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-17

Oct 17LARKTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-21

Oct 10LMISSTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-17

Oct 3LUGATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-14

Sep 26LAUBTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-15

Sep 5WAPSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-9

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

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Team Role

3 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement25%
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