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2015-2019

Kansas State

James Gilbert

RB • 5'9" • 198 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

James Gilbert leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

60%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

22

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

26

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ball State • Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Player Story

James Gilbert built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 34, spending time with Ball State and Kansas State. The clearest part of James Gilbert's career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8308

Lawrence Central · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

James Gilbert, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Ball State. James Gilbert leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.5 efficiency.

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Latest team and position
Kansas State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,757
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Ball State
Top game
Buffalo
Recruit profile
3-star · Lawrence Central · Ball State
High school pipeline
Lawrence Central · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 34 · Senior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
786 scrimmage yards · RB 118th (top 18%) · Big 12 17th (top 9%) · National 222nd (top 9%)

James Gilbert played RB for Ball State and Kansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Gilbert recorded 3,543 rushing yards, 214 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ball State.

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