Sophomore defensive end on LSU's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 270 lb · Shreveport, LA · Evangel Christian Academy
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 8 tackles
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs SE Louisiana
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on LSU's 2025 roster.
Gabriel Reliford
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two seasons at LSU, two different head coaches: Brian Kelly and Frank Wilson. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against SE Louisiana — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 23-7vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-10vs Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 56-10vs SE Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · LSU
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #11
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Anthony Bynum’s 2024 season.
Matches Anthony on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tyclean Luman's freshman season at Florida Atlantic (2025).
Matches Tyclean on
Differs from Tyclean on
Player DNA
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