Usage Score
4
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.
Efficiency
13.4
Consistency
50
Season Value
17.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- UCF • Kansas • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Scouting Read
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Eriq Gilyard, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · UCF. Eriq Gilyard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
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 11.5 primary output with 40.1 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
4
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Georgia State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Losses0.5 · Games = 2
All Games0.5 · Games = 2
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
Career Arc
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- 1
UCF
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas
2022
Peak year stop
- 3
UConn
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
20182019201920202020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCF | 5 | 20.8 | 5 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | UCF | 6 | 29.3 | 10.1 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCF | 6 | 29.3 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | UCF | 11.5 | 40.1 | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 11.5 | 40.1 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 0.5 | 25.2 | 4.9 | -11 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 4 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 1 | 13.4 | 4 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
South Florida
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#2
Temple
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 71.2 takeover score.
#3
East Carolina
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
#5
Pittsburgh
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Postseason · UCF
11.5 primary output · 40.1 efficiency · 10.7 usage
27.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · UCF
27.1
11.5 primary · 40.1 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UConn
17.2
1 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
6
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.8791
Trinity Christian Academy · Jacksonville, FL
- Committed To
- UCF
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
3
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
225
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.