2026 YSU Football Roster
Jaden Gilbert
- Position:
- Tailback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elyria, Ohio
- High School:
- Elyria
- Major:
- Business Administration
2025 (Sophomore): Honorable-Mention All-MVFC selection...played in 13 games, making 12 starts...rushed for 665 yards on 95 carries and scored three touchdowns...caught 42 passes for 406 yards and a TD...had four carries of 53-plus yards on the season...had 73-yard run vs. Indiana State, a 66-yard carry at Michigan State, a 60-yard run vs. Yale and a 53-yard rush against Southern Illinois...had nine carries for 149 yards and a score vs. SIU...had a season-high 11 carries for 38 yards at Towson...had nine carries for 91 yards against Indiana State...ran for 72 yards on seven carries at Michigan State and had a touchdown...had nine carries for 34 yards and a TD vs. Mercyhurst...had five carries for 48 yards vs. Robert Morris...added 58 yards on six carries at North Dakota State...had a 39-yard run against the Bison...caught a pass in 11 of 12 games...had three-or-more receptions in nine contests...had five receptions against Mercyhurst and North Dakota...had 40-or-more yards receiving in five games...had a season-high 48 yards on four catches at Michigan State...caught a 12-yard touchdown pass vs. SIU...also had a 24-yard grab against the Salukis...in MVFC contests, rushed for 405 yards on 60 carries and caught 25 passes for 318 yards.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 10 games...rushed for 119 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown...caught three passes for nine yards...had six kickoff returns for 99 yards...had a long kickoff return of 27 yards against UNI...caught two passes against South Dakota...had eight rushes for 27 yards against South Dakota State...had two carries for 56 yards against Valparaiso, including a season-long 36-yard run....had three carries for 19 yards at Pitt, highlighted by a 16-yard rush...added three carries for 11 yards vs. UNI.
2023 (Freshman): Redshirted...played in three games on special teams...had a solo tackle at Murray State.
High School: As a senior, rushed the ball 46 times for 364 yards for an average of 7.9 per carry...caught 21 passes for 197 yards...on defense, was credited with 42 tackles and had an interception return for a touchdown...scored 56 points on nine touchdowns and a two-point conversion...as a junior, rushed for 440 yards on 56 attempts, an average of 7.86 per carry...caught 14 passes for 131 yards...scored seven touchdowns and had two two-point conversions...was credited with 75 tackles with a recovered fumble.
