Kendrick Gilbert

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 255
Class:
Fourth Year
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
Prev School:
Louisville
High School:
Cathedral HS

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 did not see action during his redshirt sophomore season at Louisville.

2024 (R-Fr.): Played in eight games at Kentucky in 2024, recording five tackles and a tackle for loss.

2023 (Fr.): Played in two games with a pair of tackles while earning a redshirt with Kentucky.

HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at Indiana prep power Cathedral High School where he was a four-star defensive lineman by Rivals who ranked him as the No. 2 player in the state of Indiana and a No. 12 player in his position … compiled 86 tackles and 8.0 sacks in his prep career, while helping the Irish to back-to-back 5A state titles in 2020 and 2021, and a 10-2 mark in 6A competition as a 2022 senior … selected to play in the Army All-American Bowl ... committed to Kentucky out of high school.