Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Utah State
Cash Gilliam
LB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Dayton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cash Gilliam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Player Story
Cash Gilliam built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Dayton, OH wearing No. 5, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Cash Gilliam's career was his defensive production: 99...
Read the storyCash Gilliam, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Utah State. Cash Gilliam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 99
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Cash Gilliam quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 99
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Utah State
- Top game
- San Diego State
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · LB 203rd (top 17%) · Mountain West 32nd (top 6%) · National 343rd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 6 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 3 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 14 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 14 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | 47.7 |
Related Context
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Cash Gilliam played LB for Utah State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cash Gilliam recorded 99 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Utah State paired 3.5 primary output with 39.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Utah State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
25.5
Usage
6.1
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 0. Washington State: 1. North Dakota: 1. Air Force: 0. Boise State: 2. BYU: 0. UNLV: 1. Colorado State: 2. Hawai'i: 2. New Mexico State: 0. San José State: 0. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 0. San Diego State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 7 by 29.2. Washington State: 4 by 26.7. North Dakota: 6 by 35. Air Force: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 6 by 45. BYU: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 7 by 39.2. Colorado State: 5 by 40.8. Hawai'i: 2 by 28.3. New Mexico State: 6 by 25. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 8 by 33.3. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 11 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
45 vs Boise State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/19 | @ Oregon State | W 24-13 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ San Diego State | W 46-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | @ New Mexico | W 35-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Wyoming | L 17-44 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ San José State | W 48-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ New Mexico State | W 35-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 51-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 26-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ UNLV | W 28-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs BYU | L 20-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Boise StateSplash game | L 3-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Air Force | W 49-45 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North Dakota | W 48-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Washington State | W 26-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cash Gilliam story
Cash Gilliam built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Dayton, OH wearing No. 5, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of Cash Gilliam's career was his defensive production: 99 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Cash Gilliam's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Utah State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Utah State | 1.5 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah State | 3.5 | 39.4 | 11.8 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 9 | 25.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 9 | 25.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San Diego State
Week 9 · L 7-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Colorado State
Week 8 · W 26-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 4 · L 3-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 7 · W 28-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 51-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Utah State
3.5 primary output · 39.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage
57.9
#2
2021 Postseason · Utah State
47.7
9 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Utah State
47.7
9 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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