Player Career

Alex Gillett Career Story

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

Player Story

Alex Gillett story

Alex Gillett built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Green Springs, OH wearing No. 13, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Alex Gillett's career was his passing role: 4,301 passing yards, 34 touchdown passes, 635 attempts, and 2,321 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Eastern Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 2,321 rushing yards and 132 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Alex Gillett 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Eastern Michigan

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan1,24758.532.1
2010 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan2,39955.134.41,152
2011 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan2,02664.429.6-373
2012 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan95048.218.1-1,076

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ball State

Week 7 · W 41-38 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

414

Total Offense

90.6 takeover

414 total offense with 71.8 efficiency.

#2

vs Buffalo

Week 11 · W 30-17 · Conference game

323

Total Offense

87.1 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

323 total offense with 78.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Toledo

Week 12 · L 21-47 · Conference game

273

Total Offense

84.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

273 total offense with 59.3 efficiency.

#4

vs Western Michigan

Week 11 · L 14-35 · Conference game

291

Total Offense

84.3 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

291 total offense with 52.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Ball State

Week 10 · L 31-33 · Conference game

322

Total Offense

82.5 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

322 total offense with 84.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

2,399 primary output · 55.1 efficiency · 34.4 usage

73.8

#2

2011 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

71.6

2,026 primary · 64.4 efficiency · 29.6 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

57

1,247 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 32.1 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

15

Above avg efficiency