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Gerald Kilgore

  • position DB
  • height 6-0
  • weight 216
  • class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Eatonton, Ga.
  • High school Putnam County
  • Previous School Tennessee Tech
  • position DB
  • height 6-0
  • weight 216
  • class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Eatonton, Ga.
  • High school Putnam County
  • Previous School Tennessee Tech

Gerald Kilgore Bio

*2024 CSC Academic All-District
*2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

Defensive back who is in his fourth year of college football… transferred to South Carolina in 2024 after spending two years at Tennessee Tech, an FCS program out of the Ohio Valley Conference located in Cookeville, Tenn… joined his brother, Jalon Kilgore, in the Gamecock secondary.

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Third-year player who was in his first season with the Gamecocks… played in all 13 games primarily on special teams… recorded seven tackles, notching one against seven different opponents… earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District team and named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 11 contests for the Golden Eagles… recorded 37 tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss… credited with five pass breakups… played his best ball at the end of the season after moving into the starting lineup for the final four games… notched 24 of his 37 tackles and all five of his pass breakups over the season’s final four games, including back-to-back contests against UT Martin and Garner-Webb when he logged 7.0 tackles each… had a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Gardner-Webb… Tennessee Tech posted a 4-7 record under head coach Dewayne Alexander.

2022 (Freshman)
Did not see any action as a true freshman at Tennessee Tech… redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-sport athlete at Georgia’s Putnam County High… completed 96-of-178 passes for 1,870 yards, averaging 19.5 yards per completion and 143.8 yards per game as a senior quarterback in 2021… threw for 20 touchdowns… also ran for 478 yards on 67 carries with 11 rushing touchdowns. 

PERSONAL
Gerald J. Kilgore was born Sept. 11, 2003… is a services management major at South Carolina… younger brother, Jalon, also plays for the Gamecocks.