Receiver, Cincinnati, 2005–09
Mardy Gilyard
Lettered 2005, 2007–09 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Bunnell, FL
- Born
- Dec 2, 1986, in Daytona Beach, Florida
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Mardy Gilyard played receiver at Cincinnati (2005–09). He finished ninth in the 2009 Heisman vote. The St. Louis Rams took Gilyard in round 4, No. 99 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12catches, best game on filevs. UConn, 2009177receiving yards, best game on filevs. Fresno State, 20092receiving touchdowns, best game on filefive times; last vs. Illinois, 2009Honors
Team titles: Big East champions, 2008 and 2009
All-America: AFCA 2009; AP second team 2009; Sporting News second team 2009; Rivals.com 2008; Sports Illustrated 2009
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Cincinnati | 36 | 536 | 14.9 | 3 | 76 |
| 2008* | Cincinnati | 81 | 1,276 | 15.8 | 11 | 69 |
| 2009 | Cincinnati | 87 | 1,191 | 13.7 | 11 | 68 |
| On file (2007–09) | 204 | 3,003 | 14.7 | 25 | 76 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Cincinnati | – | – | – | 7 | 50 | 0 |
| 2008* | Cincinnati | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Cincinnati | 42 | 1,281 | 2 | 36 | 202 | 1 |
| On file (2007–09) | 42 | 1,281 | 2 | 44 | 252 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cincinnati | 1 | WR | |
| 2008 | Cincinnati | 1 | WR | |
| 2009 | Cincinnati | 1 | WR | 6′1″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2009 Cincinnati 13 games, 87 catches, 1,191 yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Rutgers | W 47–15 | 8 | 89 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 2 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 70–3 | 6 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | at Oregon State | W 28–18 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 3 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Fresno State | W 28–20 | 9 | 177 | 2 | 2 | 49 | – |
| Oct 3 | at Miami (OH) | W 37–13 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
| Oct 15 | at South Florida | W 34–17 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 7 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Louisville | W 41–10 | 4 | 82 | 1 | 3 | 129 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | at Syracuse | W 28–7 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Nov 7 | vs. UConn | W 47–45 | 12 | 172 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 3 |
| Nov 13 | vs. West Virginia | W 24–21 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 3 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Illinois | W 49–36 | 7 | 102 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 5 |
| Dec 5 | at Pittsburgh | W 45–44 | 5 | 118 | 1 | 7 | 256 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 24–51 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 207 | 1 |
2008 Cincinnati 13 games, 81 catches, 1,276 yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 40–7 | 6 | 101 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at Oklahoma | L 26–52 | 7 | 119 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 45–20 | 6 | 69 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at Akron | W 17–15 | 7 | 146 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Marshall | W 33–10 | 2 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs.Rutgers | W 13–10 | 4 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | atUConn | L 16–40 | 7 | 87 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs.South Florida | W 24–10 | 4 | 98 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | atLouisville | W 28–20 | 5 | 73 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 28–21 | 8 | 110 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs.Syracuse | W 30–10 | 11 | 114 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 6 | at Hawai’i | W 29–24 | 7 | 136 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | L 7–20 | 7 | 158 | 1 | – | – | – |
2007 Cincinnati 10 games, 36 catches, 536 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Southeast Missouri State | W 59–3 | 8 | 134 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Oregon State | W 34–3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 15 | atMiami (OH) | W 47–10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Marshall | W 40–14 | 4 | 44 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at San Diego State | W 52–23 | 4 | 43 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 6 | atRutgers | W 28–23 | 5 | 97 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs.Louisville | L 24–28 | 3 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | atPittsburgh | L 17–24 | 5 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | atSouth Florida | W 38–33 | 3 | 100 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs.UConn | W 27–3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2010 Senior Bowl (North team, won 31–13).
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅞″ |
| Weight | 187 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.92 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | St. Louis Rams | 7 | 6 | 63 | 0 |
| 2012 | New York Jets | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL career | 14 | 8 | 78 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes * |
| 2014 | Arena | Jacksonville Sharks |
| 2014 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2016 | Arena | Jacksonville Sharks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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