High School: Posted 128 tackles, two touchdowns, and an interception his senior year as captain at Dunbar High School…led Dunbar to 2003 and 2004 DCIAA Championships under head coach Craig Jeffries…played in Good Samaritan Bowl…All-DCIAA second team selection…2004 championship game Most Valuable Player.
At Delaware: Second-year transfer from Syracuse...strong inside player who handles the run well and adds experience to a deep UD defensive front...will battle with Justin Johnson to take over starting spot at right tackle...enjoyed a solid spring and played well in spring game, recording three tackles, including a sack and tackle for loss, and breaking up a pass.
2008 Season: Joined the squad in pre-season drills in August after transfer from Syracuse and became a key member of Delaware defensive front...appeared in 10 games with three starts...missed the final two games of the season with an ankle injury suffered in the win over Towson...started games vs. Massachusetts, Maine, and Towson...recorded 26 tackles on the season, including 11 solo stops...also had 1.5 sacks, four tackles for losses of 13 yards, blocked one kick, and returned a fumble 28 yards against Towson...recorded a season-high six tackles vs. Massachusetts and also added four stops each vs. Furman and Maine and three each against Hofstra and James Madison...posted sacks vs. William & Mary and Towson and other tackles for loss vs. Massachusetts and Hofstra...recovered a fumble and returned it 28 yards vs. Towson but suffered an season-ending ankle injury on the return...team went 4-8.
At Syracuse: Three-year team member who lettered two years for the Big East member Orangemen...member of teams that posted three-year record of 7-28 under head coach Greg Robinson....in two seasons posted 69 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, and one block.
2007 Season: One of nine players to start every game…one of top tackles on the defensive front as he recorded 49 tackles, including 5.5 for loss and one sack...also blocked a kick...registered a career-high eight tackles, including a sack, vs. Pittsburgh and also posted seven stops vs. Rutgers....also had six tackles and blocked a PAT attempt vs. Connecticut and posted five stops each vs. Miami (Ohio), Washington and Iowa.
2006 Season: Sporting News Freshman All-Big East selection…one of 40 players to participate in every game…collected 20 tackles on the season and one sack for seven yards...had season-high six tackles vs. Rutgers and also added four tackles vs. Cincinnati, and three stops, including a sack, vs. Connecticut...team went 4-8 under Robinson.
2005 Season: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...team went 1-10 under Robinson.
Personal: Brandon Jared Gilbeaux ("gill-bo")…born June 9, 1987...son of Reba Ann Hicks Gilbeaux and Craig Gilbeaux Sr.…family studies major at Delaware...has two sisters and one brother.
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS at Delaware
| YEAR |
G/S |
Tackles (Solo) |
TFL |
Sacks |
PD |
Int. |
| 2008 |
10/3 |
26 (11) |
4-13 |
1.5-10 |
0 |
0 |
Career-High Tackles: 6 vs. Massachusetts, 2008
Career-High Sacks: 1 vs. William & Mary, 2008
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