Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Kendrick Gilbert
Junior defensive tackle on Ball State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 271 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Cathedral HS
Transferred Louisville → Ball State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Stony Brook
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on Ball State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2023.
- Transferred from Louisville to Ball State in 2026.
Kendrick Gilbert
Kendrick Gilbert has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Stony Brook — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20233 games
- Signed with Kentucky4-star out of Cathedral
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Ball State
2026era →
Mike Uremovich
Ball State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
2025Louisville
2026Ball State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-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, 0.2 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
Mike Uremovich
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 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
Background
Former Indianapolis high school star arrives at Ball State after three seasons between Kentucky and Louisville ... "He has all the tools," said Ball State coach Mike Uremovich. "He has meshed well with our defensive line coach Adam Siwicki, and I'm really excited about him." 2025 (R-So.): Gilbert...
The defensive line · Ball State
- #56Ameir Glenn2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7Ben Marsh1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39Maverick Gracio1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Keilan Smith0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Kendrick Gilbert2 games · 2026
14 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology