Eastern Michigan Athletics
2026 Football Roster
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Aug 29 (Sat)
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Jersey Number 5
Makhi Gilbert
- Eligibility:
- Y-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Phenix City, Ala.
- High School:
- Central
- Prev School:
- Samford
EMU: 2026: Named one of the team’s five captains for the season… Selected to the 2026 Phil Steele MAC Third Team (DT)… 2025: Played in five games with four starts…Finished with 16 tackles, including five solo and 11 assisted…Added 1.5 tackles for loss for four yards…Recorded two quarterback hurries…Selected by the defensive coaching staff to wear ‘The Zero’ jersey for the game with Louisiana (Sept. 20) after recording a career-high six tackles at Kentucky (Sept. 13) one game prior…SAMFORD: Spent three seasons at Samford…Played in 26 career games…Totaled 32 tackles, five tackles for loss, and two sacks…2024: Appeared in 10 games…Recorded 19 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, and one forced fumble…Posted five tackles and a sack at East Tennessee State on Oct. 12…Added a sack against Alabama State on Sept. 14…Forced a fumble versus Tennessee Tech on Nov. 9…2023: Played in all 11 games with nine starts…Selected to the All-Freshman Team…Finished with 12 tackles and 0.5 sacks…Recorded a season-high four tackles against The Citadel on Oct. 28…Notched a sack in the season opener against Shorter on Aug. 31…2022: Appeared in four games…Recorded tackles against Georgia and Western Carolina…Helped the program earn its first home playoff win after winning the SoCon title…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama…Recorded 48 tackles with 18 solo stops and 4.0 tackles for loss…Helped lead the team to a 13-1 record and a 7A state runner-up finish…PERSONAL: Full name Makhi Thierryah Gilbert…Son of Floyd Gilbert and Shareka Dunn…Has one brother, Jahire…Earned his degree in the Individualized Studies Program from Eastern Michigan in May 2026.
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