Gilber Edmond

*2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

EDGE rusher who began and ended his career at South Carolina… spent three seasons with the Gamecocks before transferring to Florida State for one year but returned for his final campaign in 2024… appeared in 44 career contests with 10 starts, with all 10 starts coming in 2022… notched 13.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks among his 77 career tackles.

2024 (Redshirt Senior)
Fifth-year player who appeared in nine contests in his first year back in Columbia after a one-year hiatus at Florida State… played in each of the first eight games but just one of the final five… credited with 10 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack… recorded multiple tackles in each of his first three contests… posted a season-high three tackles against both Kentucky and LSU… logged his sack in the win at Oklahoma.

2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all 14 games in his lone season at Florida State as a reserve defensive end… credited with 23 tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack…  also had a pair of quarterback hurries… collected a season high four tackles at Wake Forest… had a sack and forced a fumble against North Alabama.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 12 regular season games making 10 starts… recorded 39 tackles, 9.0 for loss with 2.0 sacks, and nine quarterback hurries… registered career-high seven tackles with 1.0 sack in 24-14 victory at Kentucky… made career-high and team-best 2.5 tackles for loss in the win versus Charlotte.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in seven games as a second-year player… credited with three tackles… saw his most extensive action at Texas A&M where he recorded a pair of stops including a half-tackle for loss… also had a tackle against Tennessee.

2020 (Freshman)
Appeared in the final two games of the season, getting into both the Georgia and Kentucky contests… logged a pair of tackles, one in each contest… redshirted… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Westwood High School in Fort Pierce, Fla., in 2020… played defensive end as a senior after transitioning from wide receiver… helped the Panthers to a 7-3 record and a 6A District title… collected 80 tackles including 22 for loss with 17 sacks and four fumble recoveries and an interception as a senior… scored four defensive touchdowns… was a TCPalm Defensive Player of the Year finalist and all-area selection… coached by Jeff George Jr… also competed in track & field where he was a hurdler and jumper… considered the 186th-best prospect in the state of Florida and the 71st-ranked weakside defensive end in the country, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.

PERSONAL
Gilber Edmond was born Aug. 1, 2002… is a services management major who graduated in December 2024.