Mark Gilbert (American football)

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Mark Gilbert
No. 40 – Detroit Lions
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-01) June 1, 1997 (age 24)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Terry Sanford
(Fayetteville, North Carolina)
College:Duke
Undrafted:2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:3
Pass deflections:1
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Mark Gilbert Jr. (born June 1, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021.

Personal life and high school[]

Mark Gilbert Jr. was born on June 1, 1997 in Fayetteville, North Carolina to Tonya and Mark Gilbert. His uncle is Sean Gilbert, a former Pro bowl defensive tackle, and his cousin is Darrelle Revis, a four time All-pro and Super Bowl champion. Gilbert attended Terry Sanford High School, where he played football and basketball.[1]

College career[]

Rated as a three-star recruit coming out of high school, Gilbert chose to attend Duke University. Going into his freshman year, Gilbert was nominated as a second team all-ACC freshman. He played in 12 games during his freshman year, starting three of them. In his sophomore year, Gilbert was nominated as fourth team All-American before the beginning of the season. Gilbert broke numerous records in his sophomore year, one of which being him becoming the only player in Duke history with 5 or more interceptions and 15 or more passes defended in a single season. In week 2 of his Junior year against Northwestern, Gilbert suffered a season-ending hip injury that caused him to miss the rest of the 2018 college football season, and the entirety of the 2019 college football season. Leading into the 2020 college football season, Gilbert was invited to the NFL combine but opted to remain at Duke. During his fifth year at Duke, he started two games for the Blue Devils before being forced to undergo season-ending surgery on his right foot.[2]

Professional career[]

Pittsburgh Steelers[]

After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, Gilbert was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gilbert did not make the active roster, but was signed to the Steelers' practice squad.[3]

Detroit Lions[]

Before week 8 of the 2021 NFL season, on October 12, 2021, Gilbert was signed off of the Steelers' practice squad by the Detroit Lions. Gilbert was then made a member of the Lions' active roster.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mark Gilbert Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Mark Gilbert - 2019 - Football". Duke University.
  3. ^ Heitritter, Jonathan (May 4, 2021). "2021 Steelers' UDFA Player Profiles: Duke CB Mark Gilbert". Steelers Depot.
  4. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (October 12, 2021). "Report: Lions sign CB Mark Gilbert from Steelers practice squad". Pride Of Detroit.
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