completed his degree at Texas and transferred to SMU for the 2012 season. 2012 season Gilbert won the starting job at SMU, where he ran June Jones's run and shoot offense. He began the season with an inconsistent performance at Baylor, throwing two interceptions in the 59–24 loss. As the season progressed, Gilbert gained confidence, completing four touchdown passes against Houston en route to a 72–42 win, a game which set the SMU record for points in a game. He had his best game of the season the following week against Memphis, throwing for 353 yards with one passing touchdown and two rushing touchdowns. Overall, he finished the 2012 season with 2,932 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. 2013 season Gilbert passed for 3,528 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2013. He missed two games due to injury. He finished his college career with 9,761 yards and 49 touchdowns. College statistics Records UT Record – Attempts, Game (59) UT Record – Total Plays, Game (68) SMU Record – Passing Yards, Game (538) SMU Record – Passing Yards, three consecutive games (1,343) SMU Record – Completions, Game (45) SMU Record – Attempts, Game (70) SMU Record – Total Plays, Game (81) SMU Record – Touchdowns, Game (7) SMU Record – Total Offense, Game (635) SMU Record – Total Offense, Consecutive Games (941) SMU Record – 300 Yard Passing Games, Career (9) SMU Record – 300 Yard Passing Games, Consecutive (5) Professional career St. Louis Rams Gilbert was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released during final cuts on August 29, 2014. He was signed to the Rams' practice squad on September 1, 2014. He was cut from the practice squad on October 30, 2014. New England Patriots (first stint) On December 17, 2014, the New England Patriots signed Gilbert to their practice squad. He remained on the practice squad when the Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28–24 in Super Bowl XLIX. On June 11, 2015, the Patriots waived Gilbert. Detroit Lions One day after being waived by the Patriots, Gilbert was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions. He was waived on September 1, 2015. Oakland Raiders On September 6, 2015, Gilbert was signed to the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders. He was waived on May 24, 2016. On January 2, 2017, he was signed to the