David Gilbert
11  David Gilbert
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Coral Springs, Fla.

High School:
Northeast

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 250

Position:
DL

Experience:
2V

11/01/2011

Bielema meets media to talk Purdue preparations

Head coach Bret Bielema reflects on loss to Ohio State, looks ahead to matchup with Boilers

10/24/2011

Bielema meets media as Badgers prepare for Ohio State

Head coach Bret Bielema reflects on loss at Michigan State, looks ahead to road test vs. Buckeyes

10/17/2011

Badger Rewind: No satisfaction to be found in UW locker room

Despite lopsided numbers on scoreboard, No. 4 Badgers emphasize continued improvement

10/10/2011

Bielema reflects on bye week, looks ahead to Indiana

Head coach Bret Bielema met the media Monday as Badgers begin preparations for Hoosiers

David Gilbert Photo Gallery

Honors and Awards
2009:
Badger Power Award (weight room dedication)

2011: Started first four games of the season before suffering season-ending foot injury ... picked up one sack and finished with two tackles against South Dakota on Sept. 24 ... recorded one tackle against Northern Illinois on Sept. 17 ... named UW's co-defensive player of the week after making three tackles with one sack against Oregon State on Sept. 10 ... in first career start, matched career high with four tackles, forced a fumble and recorded career-high 1.5 tackles for loss with a sack against UNLV on Sept. 1

2010:
Earned second letter ... played in all 13 games ... recorded one tackle against TCU in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... made one tackle against Northwestern on Nov. 27 ... tied career high with four tackles at Michigan on Nov. 20 ... recorded two tackles and one quarterback hurry against Indiana on Nov. 13 ... served on kick return, punt return and punt units at Purdue on Nov. 6 ... saw playing time at Iowa on Oct. 23 ... recorded two tackles in win over No. 1 Ohio State on Oct. 16 ... made two tackles against Minnesota on Oct. 9 ... posted half a sack at Michigan State on Oct. 2 ... tied career high with four tackles and had first sack of career against Austin Peay on Sept. 25 ... saw playing time against Arizona State on Sept. 18 ... played on kickoff and punt return units against San Jose State on Sept. 11, but left game due to concussion ... named UW's co-special teams player of the week after making career-high four tackles at UNLV on Sept. 4

2009:
Earned first letter ... played in 12 of 13 games, only missing the season opener against Northern Illinois ... two tackles against Northwestern on Nov. 21 ... two tackles against Indiana on Nov. 7 ... named UW's special teams player of the week after blocking a punt that was returned for a touchdown against Purdue on Oct. 31 ... recorded first two tackles and first two fumble recoveries of career, including one for touchdown after blocked punt, against Wofford on Sept. 19 ... made Badger debut against Fresno State on Sept. 12

High School:
Enrolled at the UW in Jan. 2009 and participated in spring practice ... ranked as the No. 12 defensive end in the nation and 44th-best player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com ... No. 11 player in Florida by Soflafootball.com ... 75th-best player in Florida by SuperPrep ... first-team all-state and all-county as a senior ... all-area player (Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel) ... No. 22 ranked player by the Sun Sentinel ... team captain as a senior with 73 tackles, 15 sacks, five TFLs and 16 QB hurries ... 130 tackles, 22 TFLs and 24 QB sacks in his career ... 73 tackles, five TFLs and 15 QB sacks as a junior ... 57 tackles, 17 TFLs, nine QB sacks and two blocked field goals as a sophomore ... head coach was Adam Ratkevich

Personal:
Parents are Lancelot and Ann-Marie Gilbert ... enjoys weight lifting and running ... majoring in political science

Career Defensive Statistics
Season GP/GS UT AT Tot. TFL QBS FC FR INT PD
2009 12/0 4 2 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 2 0 0
2010 13/0 13 8 21 1.5-11 1.5-11 0 0 0 0
2011 4/4 4 6 10 3.5-27 3.0-26 1 0 0 0
Totals 29/4 21
16
37
5.0-38 4.5-37 1 2 0 0

Game-by-Game Tackles
2009 SEASON: Wofford (1-1=2); Indiana (2-0=2); Northwestern (1-1=2)

2010 SEASON: UNLV (2-2=4); Austin Peay (1-3=4); Michigan State (0-1=1); Minnesota (1-1=2); Ohio State (2-0=2); Indiana (1-1=2); Michigan (4-0=4); Northwestern (1-0=1); TCU (1-0=1)

2011 SEASON: (1-3=4); Oregon State (1-2=3); Northern Illinois (0-1=1); South Dakota (2-0=2)

Career Game Highs
Tackles 4 (4x), MR vs. UNLV, Sept. 4, 2011
Tackles for Loss 1.5 vs. UNLV, Sept. 4, 2011
Sacks 1.0 (4x), MR vs. South Dakota, Sept. 24, 2011
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended N/A
Season Game Highs
Tackles 4 vs. UNLV, Sept. 4, 2011
Tackles for Loss 1.5 vs. UNLV, Sept. 4, 2011
Sacks 1.0 (3x), MR vs. South Dakota, Sept. 24, 2011
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended N/A