Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Eriq Gilyard
Senior linebacker for UConn. 2023: 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
5′10″ · 229 lb · Jacksonville, FL
CFB Index 32 · #419 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceUConn 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
OLB recruit
No. 499 nationally · Signed with UCF
Statement game12 tackles · 3 TFL · 1 sackvs Temple (FBS) · W 38-13
Top 1% tackles game since 2021.
I have Gilyard’s space jersey hanging in my office. He changed his jersey number immediately after I got it LOL.r/CFB game thread · ▲ 10His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UConn. 2023: 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2018.
- Transferred from Kansas to UConn in 2023.
Eriq Gilyard
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Four head coaches in six seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Georgia State — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Six seasons at UConn, 225 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
201810 games
- Signed with UCF3-star out of Trinity Christian Academy
202212 games
- Entered the portal
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Randy Edsall, Lou Spanos, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018UCF12-1HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2019UCF10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2020UCF6-4HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced, fast tempo
2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2022Kansas6-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
32 · #419 of 548 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #419 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Gereme Spraggins’s 2021 season.
Matches Gereme on
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Gereme on
Height (lower)
Weight (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tre'Vez Johnson's graduate season at Florida (2022).
Matches Tre'Vez on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Tre'Vez on
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Eriq Gilyard
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology