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Justin Gilbert
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Gilbert with the Cleveland Browns in 2014
No. 0 –Sioux City Bandits
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(1991-11-07)November 7, 1991(age 32)
Huntsville, Texas,U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Huntsville
College:Oklahoma State(2010–2013)
NFL draft:2014/ Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:42
Pass deflections:9
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats atPFR

Justin Rodrell Gilbert(born November 7, 1991) is anAmerican footballcornerbackfor theSioux City Banditsof theNational Arena League(NAL). He was drafted by theCleveland Brownswith the eighth pick in the2014 NFL draftafter playingcollege footballatOklahoma State.He has also been a member of thePittsburgh Steelers.

Early life

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Gilbert attendedHuntsville High SchoolinHuntsville, Texas,where he was a three-sport star infootball,basketballandtrack.He played as adefensive backandquarterbackfor the Huntsville Hornets football team, and was a two-time district MVP. He was aSuperPrepAll-region selection and was ranked by that publication as the No. 51 player in Texas. As a junior, he accumulated 785 passing yards and 628rushingyards. In his senior year, he rushed for over 1,000 yards with ninetouchdownsand passed for over 800 yards.[1]

Also a standouttrack & fieldathlete, Gilbert was one of the state's topsprinters.He captured two regional titles at the 2010 State 3-4A Regional, winning the100-meter dash,with a time of 10.47 second, and the200-meter dash,with a time of 21.29 seconds, while also placing second in thelong jump(6.78 meters) and anchoring the4x100squad to a second-place finish.[2]

Considered a four-star recruit byRivals.com,Gilbert was listed as the No. 37 athlete in the state of Texas in 2010.[3]

College career

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Gilbert attendedOklahoma State Universitybetween 2010 and 2013. As atrue freshmanin 2010, Gilbert was a backupcornerbackandkick returner.For the season he had 18tacklesand returned twokickoff returnsfor touchdowns. He was named afreshman All-Americanby Rivals.com.[4]As a sophomore in 2011, he had 48 tackles, fiveinterceptionsand two kickoff return touchdowns. He was the defensive MVP of the 2012Fiesta Bowl.[5]As a junior in 2012, he had 53 tackles and one kickoff return for a touchdown. He nearly entered the2013 NFL draftbut decided against it.[6]As a senior in 2013, he set theBig 12 Conferencerecord for kickoff return touchdowns with six.[7]He was also a finalist for theJim Thorpe Award.[8][9]Gilbert won the 2013 College Football Performance Award as the nation's top defensive back.[10][11]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft0+1⁄8in
(1.83 m) 		202 lb
(92 kg) 		33+1⁄8in
(0.84 m) 		8+5⁄8in
(0.22 m)		 4.35 s 1.54 s 2.50 s 4.39 s 6.92 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 20 reps
All values fromNFL Combine[12]

Cleveland Browns

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Gilbert was considered one of the top cornerback prospects for the2014 NFL draft.[13][14]Gilbert was selected with the eighth pick in the first round by theCleveland Browns.[15]After a slow start to his rookie season, when he had missed two games with an illness and a heel injury, Gilbert played in Week 14 against theIndianapolis Coltswhen teammateK'Waun Williamswas injured. He ended the game with four tackles and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown. The Colts won 25–24.

Pittsburgh Steelers

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On September 3, 2016, Gilbert was traded to thePittsburgh Steelersfor a 2018 sixth-round draft pick.[16]

After not seeing the field in Week 1 against theWashington Redskins,Gilbert made his Steelers debut against theCincinnati Bengalson September 18, playing exclusively onspecial teams.After another week of special teams duty against thePhiladelphia Eagles,Gilbert made his debut on defense against theKansas City Chiefson October 2, coveringTravis Kelce.Through the first 10 weeks, he played only 11 defensive snaps and was mainly used on kickoff coverage, but he returned three kickoffs for 69 yards.[17]

During the 2016 season, Gilbert played in 12 games, recording one solo tackle and assisting on two others. He also made his NFL postseason debut, playing against the Chiefs andNew England Patriots,returning three kickoffs for 43 yards.

On February 6, 2017, Gilbert was released by the Steelers.[18][19]

On June 20, 2017, Gilbert was suspended by NFL commissionerRoger Goodellfor one year for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.[20]

Sioux City Bandits

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On January 13, 2023, Gilbert signed with theSioux City BanditsofChampions Indoor Football(CIF).[21]On December 18, 2023, he re-signed with the Bandits for their first season in theNational Arena League(NAL).[22]

References

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  1. ^"Justin Gilbert Bio - Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site".Archived fromthe originalon December 12, 2013.RetrievedDecember 11,2013.
  2. ^"Region 3-4A Meet - Boys Final Results (FAT) (Raw)".RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  3. ^"Rivals.com".RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  4. ^Rivals.com Freshman All-America TeamArchivedSeptember 16, 2011, at theWayback Machine
  5. ^"2012 Fiesta Bowl".Archived fromthe originalon December 14, 2013.RetrievedDecember 11,2013.
  6. ^"Oklahoma State football: Justin Gilbert returning for senior season".January 6, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  7. ^"Oklahoma State football: Justin Gilbert shows Barry Sanders 'what we do here nowadays' with kickoff return TD".November 9, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  8. ^"Oklahoma State CB Justin Gilbert named a Thorpe Award finalist".November 25, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  9. ^"Gilbert Named a Jim Thorpe Award Finalist".Archived fromthe originalon November 28, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  10. ^"Gilbert Wins College Football Performance Award".Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  11. ^"Oklahoma State CB Justin Gilbert earns College Football Performance Award".January 9, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  12. ^"NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Justin Gilbert".NFL.com.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  13. ^"Justin Gilbert - Oklahoma State, CB: 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile".RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  14. ^"Oklahoma State CB Justin Gilbert's NFL draft stock 'soaring'".NFL.com.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  15. ^Farrar, Doug (May 8, 2014)."Cleveland Browns select Justin Gilbert No. 8 overall in the 2014 NFL draft".RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  16. ^"Browns trade DB Justin Gilbert to Pittsburgh".ClevelandBrowns.com.September 3, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 3,2016.
  17. ^Dave Bryan (November 14, 2016)."Darrius Heyward-Bey on Justin Gilbert: He's getting better".steelersdepot.com.RetrievedNovember 16,2016.
  18. ^"Steelers release Justin Gilbert".Steelers.com.February 6, 2017.
  19. ^Bergman, Jeremy (February 6, 2017)."Steelers release former first-rounder Justin Gilbert".NFL.com.
  20. ^Chavez, Chris (June 20, 2017)."Former Browns CB Justin Gilbert suspended for a year for substance abuse".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedAugust 29,2017.
  21. ^"Former NFL first-round draft pick Justin Gilbert excited for new opportunity with Sioux City Bandits".January 14, 2023.
  22. ^"Welcome back to Bandits Kingdom Justin Gilbert".facebook.com.December 18, 2023.RetrievedDecember 18,2023.
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