Mark Gilbert Is Getting An Opportunity To Play At The NFL Level With Detroit
As a freshman at Duke in 2016 Mark Gilbert was Second team Freshman All-ACC pick by Athlon Sports ... played in 12 games with three starts ... earned starting assignments against North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Miami ... totaled 18 tackles, 2.0 TFL and two PBUs ... had seven tackles in win over North Carolina ... logged five stops, 1.0 TFL and one PBU at Miami ... one of eight true freshmen to earn varsity letter ... on the field for 348 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2016.
As a sophomore in 2017,
Mark Gilbert was Fourth team All-America pick by Athlon Sports... first team All-ACC selection as the leading vote-getter among CBs in the all-league balloting ... recipient of the program’s Willis Aldridge Award as Duke’s top defensive back ... started all 13 games ... recorded 35 tackles, 3.0 TFL, six INTs and 15 PBUs ... in the ACC, ranked first in total passes defended (21), first in total passes defended per game (1.62), second in INTs, second in INTs per game (0.46) and second in PBUs ... nationally, ranked tied for third in INTs, tied for third in total passes defended per game, tied for third in total passes defended, tied for seventh in INTs per game and tied for eighth in PBUs ... set Duke’s single-season record for total passes defended, breaking the previous standard of 19 set by Erwin Sampson in 1989 ... matched school single-season standard for PBUs previously set by Sampson in 1989 ... the six INTs marked the most by a Blue Devil in a single campaign since 2006 when John Talley registered seven and led the ACC in INTs per game (0.58) ... logged 2+ tackles in nine contests with a season-high eight stops at Virginia ... posted two INTs against both Northwestern and Wake Forest ... sealed 31-23 win over the Demon Deacons with an INT at the 1:32 mark of the fourth quarter ... both INTs at Wake Forest came on throws from Demon Deacon QB John Wolford, who led the ACC and ranked 10th nationally in pass efficiency rating and was intercepted just six times on the season ... had single-game INTs versus Virginia and Florida State ... registered 2+ PBUs in five games including a season-high three against both Baylor and Virginia Tech ... posted four tackles, 1.0 TFL and two PBUs in the Quick Lane Bowl win over Northern Illinois ... became the first player in Duke history to earn 5+ INTs and 15+ PBUs in a season ... coupled with teammates Jeremy McDuffie (9), Bryon Fields Jr. (7) and Jordan Hayes (7) to give Duke the lone foursome in the ACC with 7+ PBUs each ... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in opponent pass completion percentage (2nd), scoring defense (3rd) and total defense (4th) ... spearheaded a Blue Devil defense that ranked tied for third in the league with 15 defensive INTs, trailing only Boston College (18) and Miami (17) and ranked third in the conference in pass defense by allowing just 179.4 yards per game through the air ... on the field for 914 snaps.
As a junior in 2018,
Mark Gilbert played in two games (two starts) before suffering a season-ending left hip injury at Northwestern ... registered four tackles including a season-high three against Army West Point in the season opener ... on the field for 108 snaps.
As a senior in 2019,
Mark Gilbert Missed the entire season while recovering from left hip surgery performed on September 9, 2018.
As a redshirt senior in 2020 Mark Gilbert was nvited to the NFL Combine … started opening two games against No. 10 Notre Dame and Boston College, making eight tackles, and intercepting one pass before needing season-ending surgery to remove a loose bone fragment in his right foot … returned to the field at Notre Dame for the first time in 734 days after recovering from hip surgery ... logged seven tackles during game with Fighting Irish to tie for a team high … lone INT came against the Eagles ... on the field for 114 snaps.
”according to his biography on goduke.com”
Since leaving Duke Mark Gilbert who is a cornerback has been on the Pittsburgh Steelers Practice Squad.
Now though, that isn’t the case!
Why?
Detroit is signing Mark Gilbert off the Pittsburgh’s practice squad and Mark Gilbert is getting an opportunity to play at the NFL level with Detroit.
“according to an article by Justin Rogers on detroitnews.com”