- Selected by the Steelers in the second round (63rd overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft, started 87 of 88 games played during the regular season in addition to all eight postseason contests.
- During his time in Pittsburgh, Gilbert blocked for QB Ben Roethlisberger – who threw for 4,000+ yards five times – and RB LeVeon Bell – who rushed for 1,000+ yards three times.
Selected by the Steelers in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. Signed a six-year contract with Pittsburgh on 8/19/14. Traded to the Cardinals in exchange Arizona’s 2019 sixth-round pick (207th overall) on 3/13/16.
2018: Started five games at RT (Games 1-2 and 4-6) before a knee injury ended his season … inactive with a hamstring injury in Week 3 and inactive in Weeks 8-15 with a knee injury … placed on injured reserve (knee) on 12/15 … helped Steelers pile up over 470 net yards of offense in each of the two first two games of the season: 472 @ Cle (9/9) and 475 vs. KC (9/16); Ben Roethlisberger threw for 787 total yards in the first two games … Steelers put up over 400 yards of total offense in three of Gilbert’s five starts, 300+ passing yards in three starts and 100+ rushing yards in three of his starts.
2017: Started all seven regular season games he played at RT and started the Steelers postseason matchup … part of an O-line that yielded just 24 sacks, tied for the third-fewest in the NFL … missed five contests due to hamstring injury (Games 3-5 and 7-8) and reserve/suspended for Games 11-14 … team had 100+ rushing yards in four of his seven starts during the regular season … part of an O-line that gave up zero sacks on 29 pass attempts @ Hou (12/25) … started at RT in the AFC Divisional matchup vs. Jax (1/14/18), but left the game with a head injury and did not return.
2016: Started 13 regular season games and all three postseason games at RT … missed three games (Weeks 5-7) due to an ankle injury … helped gain over 400 total yards in five contests and 100+ rushing yards in eight matchups during the regular season … part of an O-line that led the way for Le’Veon Bell to rush for 1,268 yards for his second career 1,000-yard campaign … helped the offense rank seventh in the NFL in total yards and 10th in points per game … O-line gave up one sack or fewer in eight of 13 games Gilbert started during the regular season, including just seven sacks total over the final seven games … part of an O-line that allowed just two sacks total in three postseason contests while rushing for 404 yards (134.7 ypg).
2015: Started all 16 games at RT for the second time in his career and second time in three seasons … also started both postseason contests … helped offense pile up 450+ net yards in six games, including four straight (Games 9-12) to tie an NFL record … part of an O-line that did not allow a sack in three games during the regular season … made his fourth straight season-opening start at RT and was part of an offense that produced a 300-yard passer (Roethlisberger, 351), a 100-yard rusher (DeAngelo Williams, 127) and 100-yard receiver (Antonio Brown, 133) in the season opener @ NE (9/10) … blocked for an offense that totaled a season-high 597 total net yards (195 rushing, 402 passing) in a victory vs. Oak (11/8) … started at RT in the Wild Card matchup @ Cin (1/9/16) and helped lead the Steelers on a nine-play, 74-yard game-winning drive that resulted in a 35-yard FG for a 18-16 victory … started in the AFC Divisional game @ Den (1/17/16).
2014: Started all 12 games he played at RT during the regular season and started the team’s postseason contest … helped Le’Veon Bell establish career highs in rushing yards (1,361) and receiving yards (854) on his way to establishing a franchise single-season record with 2,215 yards from scrimmage; also became just the second player in NFL history (Marshall Faulk in 1999) with 1,350+ rushing yards and 850+ receiving yards in a season … protected Ben Roethlisberger as he threw for an NFL-high 4,952 passing yards with 32 TD passes … Steelers finished the season with the NFL’s #2 ranked offense and #2 ranked passing attack while leading the league in average time of possession … blocked for an offense that set team single-season records for points (436), total yards (6,577) and total first downs (379) during the regular season … missed one game with a concussion and three games with an ankle injury … helped Roethlisberger throw six TD passes in back-to-back games vs. Ind (10/26) and vs. Bal (11/2) as he established an NFL record for TD passes in consecutive games (12) … led the way for Bell, who rushed for 204 yards @ Ten (11/17), the fourth-highest single-game rushing total in franchise history … started at RT in the AFC Wild Card matchup vs. Bal (1/3/15) but left late in the fourth quarter (ankle).
2013: Started all 16 games at RT for the first time in his career and was the only Steelers offensive lineman to start every contest … blocked for Ben Roethlisberger who threw for 4,261 yards and 28 TDs … part of an O-Line that allowed just seven sacks over the final seven games of the season … helped the Pittsburgh offense post 434 yards and four drives of 75+ yards vs. Min (9/29) at London’s Wembley Stadium … part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack @ Cle (11/24), snapping a streak of 22 games in which the Steelers had allowed at least one sack … for the second consecutive game, part of an O-Line that did not allow a sack while also helping the offense to three scoring drives of 60+ yards in its final four possessions @ Bal (11/28) … led the way as rookie RB Le’Veon Bell had his first career 100-yard rushing performance (124 yards on 24 carries) @ GB (12/22).
2012: Started the first five games of the season at RT before suffering an ankle injury … inactive (ankle) for six games before being placed on injured reserve on 11/26.
2011: Started 13 of the 14 games he played during the regular season and started the Steelers lone postseason contest as a rookie, becoming the first Pittsburgh rookie to start at tackle since Willie Colon (2006) … recipient of the Joe Greene Great Performance Award … helped Steelers offense average 372.3 yards per game and for QB Ben Roethlisberger who threw for 4,077 yards and 21 TDs … made his NFL debut when he started at RT vs. Sea (9/18) … started at RT and helped the Steelers rush for 174 yards and for Roethlisberger to pass for 228 yards and five TDs vs. Ten (10/9) … inactive (shoulder) vs. Jax (10/16) … blocked for a Steelers offense that piled up 445 total net yards @ AZ (10/23) … helped Pittsburgh offense go over 400+ total net yards for the second consecutive game as they finished with 427 vs. NE (10/30) … saw action on special teams vs. StL (12/24), marking the only game he did not start in his NFL career … made his first career postseason start in the AFC Wild Card game @ Den (1/8/12).
Played 52 games (30 starts) where he was a member of two National Championship teams (2006 and '08) … named second-team (The NFL Draft Report) and third-team (Phil Steele) All-SEC with 142 knockdowns and 22 TD-resulting blocks in 13 games (all starts) as a senior in 2010 … started all 14 games for the 13-1 Gators squad that won the Allstate Sugar Bowl and finished third in the final polls … played 13 games during Florida’s SEC and BCS National Championship season in 2008.
Two-way lineman at St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) High School … class 5A All-District XVI honors and 2006 Cali-Florida Bowl participant … also played basketball and threw shotput and discus for the track and field team … father, Jeff, is a retired secret service agent who protected Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama … received special recognition from President Obama during the Gators White House visit to celebrate their 2008 National Championship … majored in Family, Youth and Community Science.
