Player Career

Mikai Gbayor Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Mikai Gbayor story

Mikai Gbayor built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Irvington, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Nebraska and North Carolina. The clearest part of Mikai Gbayor's career was his defensive production: 109 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Mikai Gbayor'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. 1

    Nebraska

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    North Carolina

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2022 Regular SeasonNebraska00
2023 Regular SeasonNebraska4.514.53.54.5
2024 Regular SeasonNebraska1327.98.98.5
2025 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina3.520.65.2-9.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026North Carolina to Florida StateP4 to P486.3Jan 15, 2026
2025Missouri to North CarolinaP4 to P485.6Apr 16, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Indiana

Week 8 · L 7-56 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Richmond

Week 3 · W 41-6

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Wisconsin

Week 13 · W 44-25 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

73.6 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Colorado

Week 2 · L 14-36

1

Havoc Plays

64.2 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.

#5

vs UTEP

Week 1 · W 40-7

1.5

Havoc Plays

61.9 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Nebraska

13 primary output · 27.9 efficiency · 8.9 usage

64.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Nebraska

28.4

4.5 primary · 14.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · North Carolina

25.4

3.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games