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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Akron
Ulysees Gilbert III
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Ocala, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ulysees Gilbert III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
89
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Ulysees Gilbert III built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Ocala, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Ulysees Gilbert III's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Akron
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 34
- Overall
- No. 207
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Ulysees Gilbert III, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Akron. Ulysees Gilbert III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 346
- TFL
- 28.5
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Ulysees Gilbert III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · LB
- Career Tackles
- 346
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Akron
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Trinity Catholic · Akron
- High school pipeline
- Trinity Catholic · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 6 · Pick 34 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · LB 102nd (top 9%) · Mid-American 14th (top 3%) · National 141st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 121 | 11.5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 71.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 76.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 14 | 127 | 8.5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 76.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 85 | 7.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 1 | 37.9 |
Related Context
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Ulysees Gilbert III played LB for Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ulysees Gilbert III recorded 346 tackles and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Akron paired 26.5 primary output with 59.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 57.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Akron
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
57.8
Usage
17
Consistency
34.4
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. VMI: 3. Wisconsin: 2. Marshall: 1. App State: 1. Kent State: 5. Miami (OH): 1. Western Michigan: 1. Ball State: 0.5. Buffalo: 3. Toledo: 1. Bowling Green: 6. Ohio: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. VMI: 10 by 71.7. Wisconsin: 6 by 45. Marshall: 10 by 51.7. App State: 13 by 60. Kent State: 16 by 100. Miami (OH): 9 by 47.5. Western Michigan: 13 by 60. Ball State: 17 by 55. Buffalo: 6 by 55. Toledo: 6 by 35. Bowling Green: 10 by 91.7. Ohio: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/23 | @ Ohio | L 3-9 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | vs Bowling Green10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 28-38 | 10 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Toledo | L 17-48 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | @ BuffaloSplash game | L 20-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ball State10+ tackles | W 35-25 | 17 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Western Michigan10+ tackles | L 0-41 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Miami (OH) | W 35-13 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Kent State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-27 | 16 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs App State10+ tackles | L 38-45 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Marshall10+ tackles | W 65-38 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 10-54 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs VMI10+ tackles · Splash game | W 47-24 | 10 | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ulysees Gilbert III story
Ulysees Gilbert III built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Ocala, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Ulysees Gilbert III's career was his defensive production: 346 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Akron. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ulysees Gilbert III's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 30 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.
The arc is straightforward: Ulysees Gilbert III moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Akron
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 24.5 | 57.8 | 17 | 24.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 26.5 | 59.4 | 14.5 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 26.5 | 59.4 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 37 | 8 | -17.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 13 · W 24-14 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Ball State
Week 6 · W 31-3 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 11 · L 28-38 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Kent State
Week 5 · W 31-27 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Kent State
Week 8 · W 24-23 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Akron
26.5 primary output · 59.4 efficiency · 14.5 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Akron
76.3
26.5 primary · 59.4 efficiency · 14.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Akron
71.2
24.5 primary · 57.8 efficiency · 17 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
15
Splash games
19
10+ tackle games
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