Arik Gilbert

Arik Dasan Gilbert (born February 22, 2002) is a former American football tight end for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He has also played for both the LSU Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs.

Arik Gilbert
Nebraska Cornhuskers – No. 89
PositionTight end
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
MajorInterdisciplinary Studies
Personal information
Born: (2002-02-22) February 22, 2002
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolMarietta (GA)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Gilbert attended Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia.[1] As a senior, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year after he caught 101 passes for 1,760 yards and 14 touchdowns.[2][3] For his career he had 243 receptions for 3,540 yards and 35 touchdowns. A five-star recruit, Gilbert was ranked among the top players in his class and committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[4][5][6]

College career

LSU

As a freshman, Gilbert first played for LSU. Before the season, Gilbert was predicted to be on the Freshman All-SEC Team. Gilbert started all eight games he played in, catching 35 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns. However, Gilbert opted out of the remainder of the 2020 LSU Tigers football season in December, citing bodily injury.[7]

Georgia

After opting out of the rest of the 2020 LSU Tigers football season, Gilbert elected to transfer to the University of Georgia before the summer semester of 2021. However, Gilbert would not play during the entire 2021 Georgia Bulldogs football season. Gilbert's only catches as a Georgia Bulldog were against Vanderbilt in the 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football season, in which game he had two catches for sixteen yards and a touchdown.[8]

Nebraska

Gilbert elected to transfer again following the conclusion of the 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football season, this time to the University of Nebraska[9]

Controversies

On August 29,2023, while awaiting eligibilty to play in 2023 at Nebraska, he was arrested for burglary of a liquor and vape store in Lincoln. He was arrested a second time for a smash-and-grab burglary of 150 vapes in Lumpkin County, GA on September 16, 2023. NCAA has not settled. [10]

References
  1. Austin, Jack. "Dynamite Dozen: Marietta's Arik Gilbert entrenched as one of nation's top tight ends". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  2. Holcomb, Todd. "Marietta's Arik Gilbert was Georgia's top high school football player in 2019". ajc. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. Bednarowski, John. "MDJ Offensive Player of the Year: Gilbert's record-setting year second to none". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. "TE Gilbert, No. 12 recruit overall, commits to LSU". ESPN.com. October 23, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. Kubena, Brooks. "LSU lands 5-star Arik Gilbert; Nation's top TE commits to Tigers over Alabama, Georgia". The Advocate. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. Bednarowski, John. "Marietta's Gilbert a favorite of college coaches across the country". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  7. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30483524/lsu-te-arik-gilbert-confirms-call-shut-2020-season
  8. https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/roster/arik-gilbert/5574
  9. https://www.dawgnation.com/football/around-the-dawghouse/georgia-football-arik-gilbert-transfer-portal/LZ2YKESEQ5DLBM2OLSNMAUGVXI/
  10. {{|url=https://www.1011now.com/2023/09/16/husker-tight-end-arrested-georgia-burglary-charge/}}
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