Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#1
Gerald Kilgore
Senior defensive back on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 208 lb · Eatonton, GA
Returning to South Carolina for 2026
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 289 nationally · Signed with South Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on South Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2023.
- Transferred from Tennessee Tech to South Carolina in 2024.
Gerald Kilgore
Gerald Kilgore arrived at South Carolina from Tennessee Tech. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Kent State, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with South Carolina4-star out of Putnam County
20247 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
South Carolina
Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Shane Beamer — 15-12 over that span.
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-0HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 14 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · South Carolina
Returning around him
- 3 South Carolina players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (27 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Carolina · Last season: 4-8 (AP #11) · Talent rank #15 · 2026 recruiting class #14
The secondary · South Carolina
- #31Peyton Williams50 tackles · 2025
- Ethan Johnson44 tackles · 2025
- #12Quay'sheed Scott39 tackles · 2025
- #4Vicari Swain28 tackles · 2025
- #1Gerald Kilgore14 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · South Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology