JUNIOR (2020)
• Appeared in nine of 10 games, starting nine times at linebacker
• Totaled 59 tackles with 8.5 tackles for loss and one sack during the regular season
• Also had three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, an interception, a pass breakup, one hurry, and a safety
• Named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll once
• Led the team in tackles for loss and forced fumbles, tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries, and ranked second in total tackles
• Ranked 12th in the nation in fumbles recovered and 16th in forced fumbles
• Earned Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week honors once (11/15)
• Earned AAC All-Academic Team honors
• at Georgia Tech (9/19): Had 10 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and forced a fumble
• at ECU (9/26): Recorded six tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble
• Tulsa (10/3): Totaled 12 tackles and one tackle for loss while forcing a safety
• at Houston (10/31): Had five tackles, half a tackle for loss, a quarterback hurry and an interception
• Temple (11/14): Totaled 12 tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
• Cincinnati (11/21): Had six total tackles
• vs. BYU (12/22): Had two tackles and a pass breakup in the Boca Raton Bowl

SOPHOMORE (2019)
• Started every game at middle linebacker
• Tied for third on the squad with 77 total tackles to go with five tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries and an interception
• Earned AAC All-Academic Team honors
• at FAU (9/7): Had seven tackles and one quarterback hurry
• Stanford (9/14): Registered seven tackles with half a tackle for loss
• at Pitt (9/21): Had four tackles and one quarterback hurry
• ECU (10/19): Recorded six tackles with two tackles for loss
• at Temple (10/26): Had eight tackles with one tackle for loss
• Houston (11/2): Registered eight tackles, half a tackle for loss, and one quarterback hurry
• at Tulsa (11/8): Recorded career-high 12 tackles
• at Tulane (11/23): Made five tackles
• South Florida (11/29): Had seven tackles, one tackle for loss and an interception

FRESHMAN (2018)
• Played in 11 games
• Made 38 tackles on the season, 20 solo
• Recorded five tackles for six yards lost for the year
• Earned AAC All-Academic Team honors
• Navy (11/10): Set his career-high nine tackles against Navy while making his first collegiate start

HIGH SCHOOL
• Helped lead Trinity Christian to three straight Class 4A state championships and a berth in the 2017 Class 5A Regional Final
• Averaged 11 tackles per game last season, with more than 10 tackles for-loss
• Tallied 8.3 tackles per game as a junior, including 14.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks and an interception

PERSONAL
• Majoring in human communications
• Earned Dean’s List honors at UCF in the spring of 2021

The Shield: Eriq Gilyard Journal