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Name: Arik Gilbert Eligibilty-Out for 2023...Triple Transfer from Nebraska/Georgia/LSU
College: Transfer
Number: 89
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Height: 6-5 Weight: 275
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2026
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Data Scout Notes: X-FA-Tryout/May not even start at Nebraska/Has been battling perrsonal issues/Depression-Drinking 2024: 12-09-24 Transfer from Nebraska...2023: NAC...Eligibilty-Out for 2023...2022: 12-21-22 Transfer from Georgia/NAC...PMackey...2021: NAC...Personal/Out...PMackey...Transfer from LSU/5* Impact Transfer...2020: ARTC...12-09-20-Opting-Out remainder of 2 020 Season...PMackey
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Arik Gilbert, Transfer, Player News
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ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 85. Arik Gilbert, WR/TE, Georgia, Sophomore. Notable 2020 stats: 35 receptions, 368 yards. Last year's ranking: NR. As dangerous as Brock Bowers is for opposing defenses, Gilbert might be ju st as good. In high school, Gilbert became the first tight end to win the Gatorade National Player of the Year. As a freshman at LSU in 2020, he caught 35 passes for 368 yards with two touchdowns. He missed last season because of personal reasons. - ESPN .com
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026  TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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2022 PRESEASON JOHN MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST: ARIK GILBERT, GEORGIA,...Transferred to UGA in time for Summer semester in 2021...Freshman All-SEC Team at LSU in 2020, as voted by the league's 14 head coaches…Started all eight games in which he played…c aught 35 passes 368 yards and two TDs. - Georgia Football
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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Poised for a 2022 standout season: Former LSU tight end Arik Gilbert brings another playmaker to a talent-rich position, along with Brock Bowers and Darnell Washington. Gilbert sat out last season but had 35 catches as a freshman at LSU in 2020 before ha ving to lose weight and handle other personal issues while not playing last season. - AP College Football
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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Arik Gilbert, considered an impact addition to the UGA football offense, wasn't at the team's first scrimmage Saturday. "Arik's dealing with some personal issues," coach Kirby Smart said. "We love him. We're thinking about him. We're trying to help him." The LSU transfer's absence raises the question of whether he will be available when No. 5 Georgia opens its season Sept. 4 against No. 2 Clemson. The former tight end was preparing to play wide receiver for the Bulldogs. "We hope to get him back soon," Smart said. Smart didn't get into specifics, but said Gilbert is in good hands having director of sports medicine Ron Courson and others to care for him."When you think about a medical staff like Ron Courson has, he has so much experience in deali ng those issues," Smart said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with him right now as he deals with those personal issues." Safety Lewis Cine called Gilbert "as advertised," based on summer workouts. He was expected to bolster a receiving corps without star George Pickens who sustained a torn ACL this spring and missing for now Kearis Jackson who is still coming back from a knee scope and Jermaine Burton with a sprained ankle. Gilbert played in eight games for LSU as a true freshman, making 35 catches for 3 68 yards and two touchdowns. - Athens Daily Banner
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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George Pickens was the top target down the stretch with back-to-back 100-yard plus receiving games, but he's sidelined after ACL surgery. LSU transfer Arik Gilbert joins a pass-catching group that includes receivers Kearis Jackson, Jermaine Burton and Ar ian Smith, 6-foot-7, 280-pound Darnell Washington and John Fitzpatrick at tight end and running back James Cook. That's before we even get to spring game star receiver Adonai Mitchell. "There's more guys on this team than you normally see that can be in the game that's no different than your 1s," Daniels said.Georgia is giving the 6-foot-5, 248-pound Gilbert the chance to play wide receiver like he wanted, but how that translates to practice will be telling. "We don't get a chance to be on the fi eld with him in the position conditioning stuff so we're going to have to find that out in fall camp," Smart told WJOX in Birmingham. "He's bigger than your average wideout certainly." Gilbert worked this summer with both receivers coach Cortez Hankton a nd tight ends coach Todd Hartley, according to Daniels. "He takes time to learn the signals and picks it up really well," Daniels said. "He's got the skillset to play a lot of positions in the game of football. You try out and put your playmakers where t hey have the best chance to make plays. Wherever that is for him I'm sure they'll figure it out." - Athens Daily Banner
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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One of the big topics of discussion for Georgia on Tuesday was the team's use of the transfer portal. Few teams were as busy as the Bulldogs this offseason in regards to the portal, as Georgia added three highly-touted players in LSU tight end Arik Gilbe rt, Clemson cornerback Derion Kendrick and West Virginia safety Tykee Smith. Smart was asked about his prior insistence of only using the portal when a true need is present, and he explained how each of those players fit the bill. "The first two, the def ensive backs, we're under our scholarship quota of defensive backs. We had two guys come out early, two guys come out of the portal. We're at a deficit just from scholarship numbers, not to mention experience. Those two guys bring an immense amount of ex perience," Smart said. "With Arik, anytime you can get a skill player that can do things with the ball, you're always looking to be dynamic. You look at teams that have won the national championship recently: they're most dynamic on offense and at the sk ill positions." - Opelika-Auburn News
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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Monday, but a new addition to its roster should be heard from in a big way in the years to come, according to his former coach. LSU coach Ed Orgeron said Arik Gilbert, who played his freshman season for the Tigers, has big things ahead of him. "I think h e's going to be an All-Pro tight end, an All-American and has a chance to be a first round draft choice," Orgeron said Monday at SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel. The Bulldogs are actually listing Gilbert as a wide receive r. He could be an answer at the X wide receiver position where George Pickens played, but whose season is in question after sustaining a torn ACL this spring.Gilbert came to LSU with huge expectations as a five-star prospect but opted out after ei ght games. The 6-foot-5, 248 pounder had 35 catches for 368 yards and two touchdowns last season for the Tigers. Orgeron said after Gilbert opted out that he hoped he'd return to the Tigers. Gilbert committed to Florida but backed off that pledge and enr olled at Georgia in June. "We wish Arik the best," Orgeron said. "He's an outstanding young man. His momma's a great lady." - Athens Daily Banner
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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After spending the 2020 season on the Bayou, former Marietta High School football star Arik Gilbert ultimately decided that home is where the heart is. Gilbert, a decorated recruit from Marietta's 2019 state championship team, announced Tuesday that he w ould be transferring to Georgia. "I believe it was a smart decision to come home," the 6-foot-5, 245-pound tight end told the Dawgs247 website. "I wanted to be with and near my family. I have been missing all of family and now both of my grandmothers wil l be able see me play in person, too." Gilbert comes to Athens from LSU, following a freshman season in which he had 368 yards and two touchdowns on 35 receptions over eight games. Gilbert, however, opted out of the remainder of the Tigers' season on Dec . 9.Gilbert entered the transfer portal and initially transferred to Florida at the end of January, but he reconsidered and decommitted from the Gators about a month later. Gilbert was a sought-after recruit from programs around the nation before initially picking LSU in October 2019. It was part of a momentous senior season in which he had 102 receptions for 1,735 yards and 14 touchdowns during Marietta's run to the 2019 Class AAAAAAA state championship. - Marietta Daily Journal
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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The long-winding offseason journey for tight end Arik Gilbert hasn't ended quite yet, but LSU coach Ed Orgeron said the former five-star recruit did have a "very good meeting" at the school's facilities recently. Gilbert, who was briefly committed to con ference rival Florida, returned to Baton Rouge in March to meet with the team. It is the first known time that Gilbert visited with LSU since he entered the NCAA transfer portal and left the team toward the end of last season. Orgeron said "no decision's been made" yet about just where Gilbert will enroll and play college football again, but the coach said "everybody was happy to see him" and the athletic department checked with its compliance office to make sure the visit could happen. "He hasn't made a decision yet, hasn't told us anything yet," Orgeron said. "I think it's still up in the air, but it was a very positive day when he came." - Baton Rouge Advocate
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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Former LSU tight end Arik Gilbert announced Sunday that he will reenter the NCAA transfer portal after de-committing from Florida. Gilbert committed to Florida on Jan. 31 after opting out of the remainder of his freshman season following LSU's loss to Al abama. Gilbert, a rising sophomore, was the prize recruit of the 2020 class, the nation's Gatorade Player of the Year and the highest-rated tight end in the history of 247Sports. In eight games, Gilbert was LSU's second-leading receiver with 35 catches, 368 yards and two touchdowns. - Baton Rouge Advocate
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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Florida landed one of the country's most coveted transfers Sunday, a likely replacement for star tight end Kyle Pitts. Former LSU standout Arik Gilbert committed to the Gators on Twitter, saying "this is the best situation for me and I’m excited to joi n the family." The 6-foot-5, 253-pound Gilbert, a five-star prospect and the No. 1 tight end in the 2020 recruiting class, left the Tigers with two games remaining in the 2020 regular season. He's likely to gain immediate eligibility under the NCAA's rel axed transfer rules. The Marietta, Georgia, native caught 35 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns before opting out. He returned home following a 55-17 loss to Alabama in early December and left open the door to return to Baton Rogue. But he ended up in the transfer portal and clearly on coach Dan Mullen's radar. - AP College Football
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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After almost a month away from the team, LSU star tight end Arik Gilbert has made his final decision: he will enter the NCAA transfer portal. There were questions whether the 6-foot-5, 249-pound true freshman would return to campus after he officially op ted out of the season with two games remaining, although LSU coach Ed Orgeron expressed optimism that Gilbert might come back. Now, the player who was one of the crown jewels of the 2020 recruiting class has entered the transfer portal after spending les s than a season in Baton Rouge.Gilbert is a substantial loss for LSU and its future within the offense. The 6-foot-5, 249-pound freshman was the prize recruit of the 2020 class, the nation's Gatorade Player of the Year and the highest-rated tight end in the history of 247Sports. In eight games, Gilbert was LSU's second-leading receiver with 35 catches, 368 yards and two touchdowns. He had not scored since catching six passes for 97 yards and a touchdown against Missouri, and Orgeron frequently sa id publicly that Gilbert should get more touches. - Baton Rouge Advocate
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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LSU All-SEC Freshman tight end Arik Gilbert announced Saturday, Jan. 2, via Twitter that he is entering the transfer portal. The tweet was later deleted. The Marietta, Ga. native caught 35 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns in eight games. - WAFB9 T V News
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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2020 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): TE Arik Gilbert, LSU,...LSU had four players earn five spots on the Freshman All-SEC team with Kayshon Boutte making the list as both a wide receiver and return specialist. Gilbert, despite missing the final two game s of the season, still caught 35 passes for 368 yards and two TDs. - LSU Football
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Star LSU tight end Arik Gilbert has officially opted out of the rest of the season, Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said. Orgeron told reporters in Wednesday's weekly Southeastern Conference teleconference that Gilbert met with him yesterday and told him that he intends to opt out of the rest of the season. "Arik and I had a good conversation yesterday. He told me his was opting out. He said his body was hurting and he had some things he had to take care of." Orgeron said Gilbert did not tell him if he planned on returning to the team next season, but the head coach said he will pursue keeping the true freshman on the team."Do I think we have a chance at getting him back next season? Yeah," Orgeron said. "Is there a chance of him transferring? I don't k now that. He hasn't told me he's transferring, but obviously we're going to re-recruit him and obviously we wish him the best. Take care of the the things he needs to take care of and be back with us next year." Multiple sources confirmed Gilbert missed practice Monday, and 247Sports first reported Gilbert is "really, really homesick." His role in the offense is also a factor, sources said. Orgeron also said that Gilbert's "body is hurting," Gilbert is a substantial loss for LSU and its future within th e offense. The 6-foot-5, 249-pound freshman was the prize recruit of the 2020 class, the nation's Gatorade Player of the Year and the highest-rated tight end in the history of 247Sports. - Baton Rouge Advocate
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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LSU freshman tight Arik Gilbert, who entered this week leading all active Tigers in receiving, has decided to opt out for the remainder of the season. LSU coach Ed Orgeron announced Gilbert's decision on Wednesday and the coach could not say for certain whether Gilbert intended to return next season or transfer elsewhere. "Do I think we have a chance at getting him back next season? Yeah," Orgeron said. "Is there a chance of him transferring? I don't know that. He hasn't told me he's transferring, but o bviously we're going to re-recruit him and obviously we wish him the best."Orgeron said the 6-foot-5, 249-pound Gilbert told him he was opting out because "his body was hurting and he had some things he had to take care of." Under NCAA rules adopt ed during the coronavirus pandemic, players may opt out this season without adversely affecting their scholarships. Gilbert had 35 catches for 368 yards and two touchdowns. He had been second in receiving at LSU behind Terrace Marshall Jr. until Marshall decided to opt out before last weekend's 55-17 loss to Alabama. - AP College Football
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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LSU coach Ed Orgeron said in a radio interview Tuesday morning that star tight end Arik Gilbert talked to him on Monday and said he is thinking about opting out for the rest of the season. Orgeron revealed more details on WNXX-FM 104.5 ESPN's "Off the Be nch" about Gilbert's situation after news broke Monday night that the true freshman was considering leaving the team. Multiple sources confirmed that Gilbert missed practice on Monday, and 247Sports first reported that Gilbert is "really, really homesick ." His role in the offense is also a factor, sources said. - The Advocate
(DS#999 TE) rSr/2026 TE Arik Gilbert, Transfer
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LSU has frequently used Gilbert in trips or bunch formations, where three wide receivers line up on the left or right side of the formation, making it easier to lose Gilbert in traffic for easy yards. The Tigers have also used halfback motion into or out of the backfield to manipulate coverage schemes, creating matchups for the 6-foot-5, 249-pound tight end. "Tight ends are really difficult mismatch guys because of who ends up covering them most of the time," Alabama coach Nick Saban said."You ha ve your best corners covering wide receivers, but when these guys are lined up close to the core, their run-pass options are more difficult to define relative to how they line up and who ends up covering them and who ends up matching up on them. I've alw ays said that a tight end and a great running back are hard to cover. Those guys are mismatch problems because unless you put six defensive backs in there you're not going to have cover guys on them. You're going to have guys that you're probably putting on the field because they're good at stopping the run and other things." Several factors make Gilbert useful for the Tigers, but if he does see an increased workload on Saturday, it may be more necessity than anything else. Wide receiver Ja'marr Chase o pted out before the season began and Terrace Marshall opted out over the weekend. Marshall's departure is a critical blow: he's responsible for a third of LSU's receiving yards and 10 of its 17 receiving touchdowns. Racey McMath - fifth on the team in re ceptions and yards - is unlikely to play due to injury, Orgeron said. - Montgomery Advertiser
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During an LSU football practice early last week, Arik Gilbert sprinted off the line of scrimmage for a vertical route. The Mike linebacker dropped into man coverage, but Gilbert ran past him down the middle of the field. He caught a touchdown, the kind o f play that destroys defensive morale. Gilbert, a freshman, has brought a new element to LSU's tight end position. He has the body of a traditional tight end, but he runs like a wide receiver. He can chip defensive ends and block linebackers, but he has the skillset to play either outside receiver position.Gilbert, whose first name is pronounced like "Eric," has already received praise during preseason practice. At 6-foot-5 and about 250 pounds, coach Ed Orgeron said LSU can use Gilbert in simila r fashion to former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, a 6-foot-5, 237-pound athletic marvel who made four All-Pro teams and twice led the NFL in yards receiving. "Arik is the tight end we've been looking for to stretch the field," Orgeron said. Gilbert's arrival helped LSU change the tight end position, a transformation in the works since LSU installed its run-pass option offense. After years of mainly using tight ends as blockers along the line of scrimmage, LSU has recruited tight ends who d ouble as wide receivers. - Baton Rouge Advocate
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Football player Arik Gilbert and basketball player Paige Bueckers have been named national high school athletes of the year. Gilbert of Marietta, Georgia, is the first tight end to win. Bueckers of Minnetonka, Minnesota, is the first female basketball pl ayer to win since 2014. The coronavirus kept them from attending the annual dinner in Los Angeles. Instead, sponsor Gatorade arranged with their families to surprise Gilbert and Bueckers with videos in which pro athletes told them they'd won. They receiv ed their trophies at the same time. Gilbert adds his name to a list of past boys' winners that includes LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Matt Barkley and Garrett Gilbert."It means so much to me just knowing the names that are on that list and knowing I'm up there with all of those greats,” he said by phone. "It's really like amazing to me. It makes me want to work to be on that level." Gilbert led Marietta High to a 14-2 record and a victory in the Georgia Class 7A state championship game, the scho ol's first title in 52 years. He's ranked as the nation's No. 1 player at his position in this year's class by ESPN and Rivals. He had a 3.14 GPA and founded a campaign that urges students to have device-free conversations and supports diversity and incl usion. - AP College Football
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2020 JOHN MACKEY AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Arik Gilbert, LSU,...Blue chip recruit that was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2019...First true tight end to win the Gatorade National Player of the Year since the inception of the award in 1985...Led team to 2019 Georgia 7A state title with a 17-9 win over Lowdnes...Played at Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia...Five-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN 300, Rivals and Scout...Ranked No. 12 overall in the ESPN 300...No. 2-ranked recrui t in the state of Georgia...Highest-ranked tight end in the 2020 class by Rivals...Caught 101 passes for 1,760 yards (117.3 yards per game) and 14 TDs as a senior. - LSU Football
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