2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 27
Jermichael Gillis
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lakeland, Fla.
- High School:
- Lakeland HS
2025: Did not see action...redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped the Lakeland High School to a 12-0 record, reaching the state championship semifinals in his senior season and a No. 2 ranking in Florida and No. 11 nationally…the Dreadnaughts won back-to-back Florida Class 4S state championships in 2022 and 2023…posted 40 tackles and two interceptions as a sophomore…had 36 tackles and an interception as a freshman…rated a three-star prospect by On3, ESPN and 247Sports with a rating of 87 from ON3 which had him among the top 105 players in Florida…chose USF over 17 offers, including Miami, LSU, Michigan, USC, Colorado, Tennessee, Penn State, Wisconsin, Maryland, NC State, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Oregon State and UCF.
PERSONAL: Earned USF Athletics Honor Roll recognition in the fall of 2025.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped the Lakeland High School to a 12-0 record, reaching the state championship semifinals in his senior season and a No. 2 ranking in Florida and No. 11 nationally…the Dreadnaughts won back-to-back Florida Class 4S state championships in 2022 and 2023…posted 40 tackles and two interceptions as a sophomore…had 36 tackles and an interception as a freshman…rated a three-star prospect by On3, ESPN and 247Sports with a rating of 87 from ON3 which had him among the top 105 players in Florida…chose USF over 17 offers, including Miami, LSU, Michigan, USC, Colorado, Tennessee, Penn State, Wisconsin, Maryland, NC State, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Oregon State and UCF.
PERSONAL: Earned USF Athletics Honor Roll recognition in the fall of 2025.
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