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Kansas Football Transfer Enrollee Report: Eriq Gilyard

Related Topics: Trinity Christian Academy, UCF

Position: Linebacker

Height: 5-foot-11

Weight: 234

Overview:

A three-star high school player out of Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, FL. Eriq played for four seasons at the University of Central Florida. He entered the transfer portal after playing four games last season. With last season taken as a redshirt and the covid redshirt for the previous season, Eriq has two years of eligibility remaining. In 36 games played for UCF, Eriq had 100 solo tackles and 97 assisted tackles.

Potential Impact:

Eriq came to KU to start. He left UCF in part because after his very productive third season there he lost his starting spot the next season.