Spencer Gilbert

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Greenfield, Ind.
Prev School:
Eastern Hancock HS
High School:
Eastern Hancock

2015 (R-Fr.): Saw action in all 12 games, mainly on special teams … recorded a tackle in five games and finished with six total tackles … tallied a season-best two stops in the win at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 19.

2014 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Pat Echerveria at Eastern Hancock High … earned four letters … helped team to a 14-1 record as a senior … helped team to an appearance in the Indiana High School Athletic Association state championship game as a senior … helped the Royals to a Mid-Indiana Football Conference title and a 6-0 league record as a senior … all-state as a junior and senior … thee-time all-county and three-time all-conference … 2013 Hancock County Offensive Player of the Year … rushed for 2,916 yards, managed 309 receiving yards, tallied 45 touchdowns, recorded 99 tackles and registered 9.5 sacks as a senior … set the school single-season records for rushing yards (2,916) … set the school single-game mark with 309 rushing yards … also earned two letters in basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Marci Gilbert … one brother and one sister … born Dec. 3, 1995, in Fort Wayne, Indiana … full name is Spencer Thomas Gilbert … managed a 3.52 GPA on the school's 4.0 scale in high school.