Jerome Gaillard Jr.: DB · Air Force · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jerome Gaillard Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the Air Force secondary to date. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Nevada — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Colorado Springs Gazette Oct 26Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-6vs Merrimack | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-17vs San José State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-31@ Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-31@ Wyoming | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-34vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-21vs Colorado State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-20@ No. 21 Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 22-19@ Nevada | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 31-20@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL22 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 24-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
17.2%
138 pass / 664 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
148 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 52 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
