Mike Gerald
Minnesota Golden Gophers
75
Solid

Mike Gerald

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
LCBDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Mike Gerald starting?

Mike Gerald is listed 2nd string at LCB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Redshirt sophomore · #8 · 6'0", 190 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1583Aydan WestStarter
  2. 2875Mike GeraldYou
  3. 32561Justin Hopkins

Minnesota Starting Lineup

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Up next for Minnesota

Minnesota plays UCLA at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Morton Ranch, ranked #1,034 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 11 tackles, 0 INT, 2 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,034 NatlTeam Share3%
Houston, TX
Jersey
#8
Class
RS SO
Height
6'0"
Weight
190 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251102

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
0.8664
National Rank
#1034
High School
Morton Ranch
Hometown
Katy, TX

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 60th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 60% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 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 11LPURTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Mike Gerald's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

11 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement33%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.