Concordia University, St. Paul Athletics

A two-year transfer wide receiver and kick returner, Charles Gilbert helped the Golden Bears to a pair of winning seasons and a Mineral Water Bowl selection in his time at Concordia. 

The Jacksonville, Florida native also had the rare opportunity to return to his hometown as a professional when he signed a rookie free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars in June of 2012 following his graduation from Concordia, where he spent his final semester on campus lighting up the charts for the Golden Bear track & field team. 

He was a dynamic threat on the football field, leading the Golden Bears to a 14-9 overall record including 12-8 during NSIC competition. His first year with CSP, Concordia went 7-3 to finish fourth in the NSIC and ended the year with an 8-4 overall record, just one victory shy of tying the school’s single-season wins record. 

He put up back-to-back double-digit touchdown seasons with 12 as a junior and a school-record 14 receiving TDs as a senior. He is the last Golden Bear to post a 1,000-yard receiving season when he had 1,068 yards on 46 catches, averaging 23.2 per catch as a senior. 

In just two seasons, he ranks fourth in CSP history with 25 receiving touchdowns and seventh with 1,941 career receiving yards and his 190 receiving yards at Minot State in 2011 is the sixth-most in a game in program history. 

A criminal justice major at Concordia, Gilbert is now serving his hometown community in Jacksonville with Youth Opportunity Investments, developing and implementing procedures for a juvenile detention facility. He leads a team of people to ensure the facility is safe and that the youth are working towards their goals and program as outlined by the courts.

Career Awards

• Signed NFL rookie free agent contract with Jacksonville Jaguars, June 2012
• 2011 D2Proday.com All-America Second Team
• 2011 BSN All-America honorable mention
• 2011 Daktronics All-Super Region 3 Second Team
• 2011 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Super Region 3 Third Team
• Two-time All-NSIC First Team (2010, 2011)
• BSN National Wide Receiver of the Week (11/15/11)
• USTFCCCA All-Region sprinter (2011 outdoor)
• All-NSIC in the 4x400m relay (2011 outdoor)
• All-NSIC in the 100m (2011 outdoor)

CSP Records

• 1st - season receiving touchdowns (14, 2011)
• 3rd (at time of graduation, now 4th) - career receiving touchdowns (25)
• 6th (at time of graduation, now 7th) - career receiving yards (1,941)
• 6th - single-game receiving yards (190, 9/3/11 at Minot State)
• 1st (at time of graduation) - outdoor 100m (10.48)

Career & Season Stats

• 97.1 receiving yards per game as a senior in 2011 ranked 12th in Division II
• Led the NSIC in 2011 with 1,068 receiving yards, 2011
• Led the NSIC with a 23.2 average per reception, 2011
• Led the NSIC South Division with 833 receiving yards and 20.8 per catch during league play, 2010
• Scored 26 total touchdowns (25 receiving), with 25 of his touchdowns from 20 yards or more