Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 49-12vs South Florida | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 20 |
#88
Luka Gilbert
Sophomore tight end for Miami. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′7″ · 255 lb · West Chester, OH
Returning to Miami for 2026
The numbers
37
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 18.5 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 17 yds, vs South Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Miami. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2025.
- Miami TE Luka Gilbert out all season (Aug 4) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
10own fans
20national conversation
Luka Gilbert
The receipt: 20 rec yds, 1 receptions against Bethune-Cookman — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Lakota West
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (99th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 18.5 YDS/g, 18.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Miami
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
The tight end room · Miami
- #9Elija Lofton218 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Luka Gilbert37 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Jack Nickelno box-score line yet
- #85Jackson Carverno box-score line yet
- #44Owen Ruskavichno box-score line yet
5 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology