2016 Football Roster
Gilbert, Jimmie
vs
Houston
Sep 12 (Fri)
5:30 PM
Jersey Number 98
Jimmie Gilbert
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- College Station, Texas
- High School:
- A&M Consolidated
Bio
AT COLORADO: Career—He finished tied for sixth all-time at Colorado in quarterback sacks (20) for 156 yards in losses (also sixth). His 44 third down stops were the fourth-most in school history, his 31 tackles for loss were 18th and his nine forced fumbles tied for the third most.
2016 (Sr.)—He was named to the Associated Press All-America third-team, becoming the first Buffalo to earn any honors from AP since Ryan Miller at offensive guard in 2011. He was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection by the Associated Press, the league coaches and Phil Steele’s College Football, becoming CU's first defensive player to collect All-Pac-12 honors since the Buffs joined the conference in 2011. SB Nation named him to its All-America team and he was a second-team All-America selection of College Sports Madness. He was a finalist for the Male Athlete-of-the-Year for the state of Colorado by Mile High Sports Magazine. He was the recipient of CU's Defensive Trench Award, which goes to the most outstanding defensive player in the front seven. He recorded 51 tackles (37 solo), including 10½ sacks, tied for the seventh-most in CU single-season history. His six forced fumbles were the second-most in CU single-season history, ranked in a tie for the second-most forced by any player in the country this year and are the most by any Pac-12 player since Arizona's Scooby Wright III also had six back in 2014. In starting all 14 games including the Alamo Bowl, he led the team in multiple categories including tackles for a loss (14), third down stops (22, setting a school record for most third-down stops in a season), quarterback hurries (16) and quarterback chasedowns (6). He recorded a sack in 9-of-13 games, which tied for the Pac-12 lead, and he also tied for the conference lead in games posting two or more sacks with three, doing so versus Oregon State, Arizona State and at Arizona. He opened his senior season with four tackles and a sack on the second-to-last play of the first quarter, which forced a fumble that CU recovered on the Colorado State 13-yard line and led to a field goal that put the Buffs up 24-0. In week two against Idaho State, he led the team in tackles with five, had two third-down stops, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup. Against Oregon State he had seven solo tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in the victory, which earned him CU Athlete of the Week honors. That was one of three games on the season where he recorded seven tackles, which was his season-high (also did so against Arizona State and versus No. 21 Utah). His 80 plays in the Utah victory, which clinched CU's first Pac-12 South Division title, were a season high as he played nearly double the snaps (766) that he had in any previous year. He had five tackles, including two for losses and a sack, along with a hurry against Oklahoma State in the bowl game.
2015 (Jr.)—He saw action in all 13 games (three starts) and played 394 snaps from scrimmage. In racking up a career-best 47 tackles (34 solo, eight for losses), he led the team in quarterback sacks with six. He tied for second on the team with 10 third down stops (one on a fourth down play), and also added four quarterback hurries, caused two interceptions, had a forced fumble and a touchdown save. He had a career/season-high eight tackles (four solo) at UCLA, and also posted six in games against Arizona and Utah; he had his most solo stops against Colorado State when all five of his tackles were unassisted. He made four of his sacks in the last six games of the season.
2014 (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games, starting nine, playing a total of 485 snaps from scrimmage. He recorded 38 tackles (22 solo), with seven for losses including two-and-a-half quarterback sacks. He had a team-high 11 quarterback hurries, and added seven third down stops, three tackles for zero, two quarterback chase downs (or near sacks), a forced fumble and a recovery. He had a season-high seven tackles on two occasions, against Washington (five solo) and at Cal (two unassisted), and had four or more three other times. One of those games, at No. 3 Oregon, he was in for five tackles, with three third down stops and a sack. He missed all of spring as he completed rehabilitation from offseason surgery to mend a chronic subluxation.
2013 (Fr.)—He played in all 12 games (one start, at Oregon State), seeing action for 261 snaps from scrimmage. He was in on 11 tackles, eight of which were solo (two for losses including one quarterback sack). He also had five third down stops, three quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. He had a season-high three tackles on two occasions, at Arizona State (all solo) and versus Central Arkansas (two unassisted, including his sack when he played his most snaps in a game – 48). He had his caused fumble against the Sun Devils.
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at defensive end as a senior, when he earned Associated Press second-team All-State honors. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal named him to its Texas 100 List (one of 12 linebackers). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 74 defensive end in the nation, while 247sports.com listed him among its top five “Texas Sleepers.” He earned first-team All-District 14-5A honors as a senior, and was first-team All-District 12-5A his junior and sophomore seasons. As a senior, he played as a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker and was in on 78 tackles (39 solo), almost a third of which were for losses (25), including 10 quarterback sacks. He recorded 32 quarterback hurries, three passes broken up, two fumble recoveries (one caused) and a blocked field goal. He started at end his sophomore and junior seasons (he had at least 48 tackles, five quarterback sacks, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a junior; his coaches didn’t always log the tackle numbers and didn’t record any his sophomore year). He played tight end on offense in special packages as a junior and senior, primarily a blocker in two-tight end formations. He also played on coverage and FG/PAT units on special teams. One of his top games as a senior came in a 21-14 win over The Woodlands, when he had three quarterback sacks and as many pressures, and one of his best games his junior season came in a 27-20 loss to Cy-Woods, when he had two sacks and returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown. Under Coach David Raffield, A&M Consolidated was 9-3 his senior year (District 14-5A tri-champions), 5-6 his junior season and 11-2 his sophomore campaign (District 12-5A champions). He lettered four times in basketball (forward, a four-year starter) and lettered three times in track (shot put, with a career personal best of 55-6), reaching the regionals as a senior.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado (in position to graduate in May 2017).
PERSONAL—He was born November 9, 1994 in College Station, Texas. His hobbies include spending time with his friends, as he one of the few in this day and age who does not play video games. His father (Jimmie Sr.) played college basketball at Texas A&M from 1983-86 (a 6-9 center; he was named to the All-Southwest Conference Newcomer Team in 1983, was a fifth round draft choice by the Chicago Bulls in the ’86 NBA Draft and played professionally overseas); his mother (Nelda) played college basketball at North Texas; and his older sister (Karla) was a center for Texas A&M (the team MVP as a senior in 2013-14). He also volunteers at his father’s recreation center, spending time with young kids.
2016 (Sr.)—He was named to the Associated Press All-America third-team, becoming the first Buffalo to earn any honors from AP since Ryan Miller at offensive guard in 2011. He was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection by the Associated Press, the league coaches and Phil Steele’s College Football, becoming CU's first defensive player to collect All-Pac-12 honors since the Buffs joined the conference in 2011. SB Nation named him to its All-America team and he was a second-team All-America selection of College Sports Madness. He was a finalist for the Male Athlete-of-the-Year for the state of Colorado by Mile High Sports Magazine. He was the recipient of CU's Defensive Trench Award, which goes to the most outstanding defensive player in the front seven. He recorded 51 tackles (37 solo), including 10½ sacks, tied for the seventh-most in CU single-season history. His six forced fumbles were the second-most in CU single-season history, ranked in a tie for the second-most forced by any player in the country this year and are the most by any Pac-12 player since Arizona's Scooby Wright III also had six back in 2014. In starting all 14 games including the Alamo Bowl, he led the team in multiple categories including tackles for a loss (14), third down stops (22, setting a school record for most third-down stops in a season), quarterback hurries (16) and quarterback chasedowns (6). He recorded a sack in 9-of-13 games, which tied for the Pac-12 lead, and he also tied for the conference lead in games posting two or more sacks with three, doing so versus Oregon State, Arizona State and at Arizona. He opened his senior season with four tackles and a sack on the second-to-last play of the first quarter, which forced a fumble that CU recovered on the Colorado State 13-yard line and led to a field goal that put the Buffs up 24-0. In week two against Idaho State, he led the team in tackles with five, had two third-down stops, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup. Against Oregon State he had seven solo tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in the victory, which earned him CU Athlete of the Week honors. That was one of three games on the season where he recorded seven tackles, which was his season-high (also did so against Arizona State and versus No. 21 Utah). His 80 plays in the Utah victory, which clinched CU's first Pac-12 South Division title, were a season high as he played nearly double the snaps (766) that he had in any previous year. He had five tackles, including two for losses and a sack, along with a hurry against Oklahoma State in the bowl game.
2015 (Jr.)—He saw action in all 13 games (three starts) and played 394 snaps from scrimmage. In racking up a career-best 47 tackles (34 solo, eight for losses), he led the team in quarterback sacks with six. He tied for second on the team with 10 third down stops (one on a fourth down play), and also added four quarterback hurries, caused two interceptions, had a forced fumble and a touchdown save. He had a career/season-high eight tackles (four solo) at UCLA, and also posted six in games against Arizona and Utah; he had his most solo stops against Colorado State when all five of his tackles were unassisted. He made four of his sacks in the last six games of the season.
2014 (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games, starting nine, playing a total of 485 snaps from scrimmage. He recorded 38 tackles (22 solo), with seven for losses including two-and-a-half quarterback sacks. He had a team-high 11 quarterback hurries, and added seven third down stops, three tackles for zero, two quarterback chase downs (or near sacks), a forced fumble and a recovery. He had a season-high seven tackles on two occasions, against Washington (five solo) and at Cal (two unassisted), and had four or more three other times. One of those games, at No. 3 Oregon, he was in for five tackles, with three third down stops and a sack. He missed all of spring as he completed rehabilitation from offseason surgery to mend a chronic subluxation.
2013 (Fr.)—He played in all 12 games (one start, at Oregon State), seeing action for 261 snaps from scrimmage. He was in on 11 tackles, eight of which were solo (two for losses including one quarterback sack). He also had five third down stops, three quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. He had a season-high three tackles on two occasions, at Arizona State (all solo) and versus Central Arkansas (two unassisted, including his sack when he played his most snaps in a game – 48). He had his caused fumble against the Sun Devils.
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at defensive end as a senior, when he earned Associated Press second-team All-State honors. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal named him to its Texas 100 List (one of 12 linebackers). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 74 defensive end in the nation, while 247sports.com listed him among its top five “Texas Sleepers.” He earned first-team All-District 14-5A honors as a senior, and was first-team All-District 12-5A his junior and sophomore seasons. As a senior, he played as a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker and was in on 78 tackles (39 solo), almost a third of which were for losses (25), including 10 quarterback sacks. He recorded 32 quarterback hurries, three passes broken up, two fumble recoveries (one caused) and a blocked field goal. He started at end his sophomore and junior seasons (he had at least 48 tackles, five quarterback sacks, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a junior; his coaches didn’t always log the tackle numbers and didn’t record any his sophomore year). He played tight end on offense in special packages as a junior and senior, primarily a blocker in two-tight end formations. He also played on coverage and FG/PAT units on special teams. One of his top games as a senior came in a 21-14 win over The Woodlands, when he had three quarterback sacks and as many pressures, and one of his best games his junior season came in a 27-20 loss to Cy-Woods, when he had two sacks and returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown. Under Coach David Raffield, A&M Consolidated was 9-3 his senior year (District 14-5A tri-champions), 5-6 his junior season and 11-2 his sophomore campaign (District 12-5A champions). He lettered four times in basketball (forward, a four-year starter) and lettered three times in track (shot put, with a career personal best of 55-6), reaching the regionals as a senior.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado (in position to graduate in May 2017).
PERSONAL—He was born November 9, 1994 in College Station, Texas. His hobbies include spending time with his friends, as he one of the few in this day and age who does not play video games. His father (Jimmie Sr.) played college basketball at Texas A&M from 1983-86 (a 6-9 center; he was named to the All-Southwest Conference Newcomer Team in 1983, was a fifth round draft choice by the Chicago Bulls in the ’86 NBA Draft and played professionally overseas); his mother (Nelda) played college basketball at North Texas; and his older sister (Karla) was a center for Texas A&M (the team MVP as a senior in 2013-14). He also volunteers at his father’s recreation center, spending time with young kids.
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