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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023UConn
Eriq Gilyard
LB • 5'10" • 229 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eriq Gilyard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UCF • Kansas • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Eriq Gilyard built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL, spending time with Kansas, UCF, and UConn. The clearest part of Eriq Gilyard's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- UCF
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Eriq Gilyard, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · UCF. Eriq Gilyard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 225
- TFL
- 22
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Eriq Gilyard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 225
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · UCF
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Trinity Christian Academy · UCF
- High school pipeline
- Trinity Christian Academy · 46 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · LB 913th (top 75%) · FBS Independents 109th (top 58%) · National 3,554th (top 60%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 10 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | UCF | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 64.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 9 | 57 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 64.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 4 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Eriq Gilyard played LB for UCF, Kansas, and UConn. Across 6 tracked seasons, Eriq Gilyard recorded 225 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
UCF paired 12.5 primary output with 41.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCF, Kansas, UConn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · UConn
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
13.4
Usage
3.5
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Georgia State: 1
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Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia State
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Georgia State
Player Story
Eriq Gilyard story
Eriq Gilyard built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL, spending time with Kansas, UCF, and UConn. The clearest part of Eriq Gilyard's career was his defensive production: 225 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Eriq Gilyard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UCF
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas
2022
Peak year stop
- 3
UConn
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 7 | 22.8 | 4.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | UCF | 9 | 31.6 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCF | 9 | 31.6 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | UCF | 12.5 | 41.2 | 9.2 | 3.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 12.5 | 41.2 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 1.5 | 27.7 | 5.1 | -11 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 4 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 1 | 13.4 | 3.5 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 11 · W 38-13 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 14 · W 34-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs East Carolina
Week 8 · W 41-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 1 · W 56-10
2
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia Tech
Week 3 · W 49-21
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · UCF
12.5 primary output · 41.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage
64.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · UCF
64.8
12.5 primary · 41.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · UCF
57.4
9 primary · 31.6 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
8
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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