LSU As a freshman, Gilbert first played for
LSU. Before the season, Gilbert was predicted to be on the Freshman All-SEC Team. Gilbert started all eight games he played in, catching 35 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns. However, Gilbert opted out of the remainder of the
2020 LSU Tigers football season in December, citing bodily injury.
Georgia Gilbert entered the
transfer portal on January 2, 2021, and initially committed to the
University of Florida on January 31. He re-entered the portal less than a month later on February 28, and would later transfer to the
University of Georgia before the summer semester of 2021. However, Gilbert would not play during the entire 2021 season for personal reasons. Gilbert's only catches as a Georgia Bulldog came against
Vanderbilt in the
2022 season, where he had two catches for sixteen yards and a touchdown.
Nebraska Gilbert elected to transfer again following the conclusion of the 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football season, this time to the
University of Nebraska–Lincoln for the
2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. On December 10, 2024, Gilbert announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the third time.
Savannah State On April 29, 2025, Gilbert announced that he was transferring for the fourth time in his college career, this time to
Savannah State University. ==Legal issues==