Ashton Gillotte
_(cropped).jpg) Gillotte with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025 | |||||||||||
| No. 97 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 30, 2002 Middletown, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Boca Raton (Boca Raton, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College | Louisville (2021–2024) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 3rd round, 66th overall pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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Ashton Gillotte (jill-OHT-ee; born October 30, 2002) is an American professional football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Gillotte was born in Middletown, Ohio and moved to Florida when he was three years old after his parents were divorced.[1] He and his mother settled in Boca Raton, Florida when he was in the sixth grade.[2] Gillotte attended Boca Raton Community High School. As a senior in 2020, he was the Sun Sentinel's Palm Beach County 8A-6A defensive player of the year after recording 55 tackles and 10 sacks in seven games.[3] He committed to the University of Louisville to play college football.[4][5][6]
College career
As a true freshman at Louisville in 2021, Gillotte played in 12 games and had 19 tackles and four sacks.[7] As a sophomore in 2022, he started 12 games, recording 24 tackles and seven sacks. He returned to Louisville as a starter his junior year in 2023.[8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 264 lb (120 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 6 ft 6+5⁄8 in (2.00 m) | 4.65 s | 1.59 s | 2.54 s | 4.35 s | 6.94 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 24 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Gillotte was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 66th pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.[12] The Chiefs had acquired the 66th selection of the draft after trading away L'Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans in the previous offseason.[13]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2025 | KC | 17 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
In May 2026, Gillotte married Indy Ignite player Cara Cresse after getting engaged in February.[14]
References
- ↑ "Devin Gillotte - Football". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Perseverance Through Adversity: How Ashton Gillotte's Journey Led Him To Louisville". cardinalsportszone.com. July 5, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam (January 16, 2021). "Palm Beach 8A-6A defensive player of the year: Ashton Gillotte, Boca Raton senior". South Florida Sun Sentinel.
- ↑ Aulbach, Lucas (May 18, 2020). "Louisville football: Ashton Gillotte, 3-star 2021 prospect, commits". Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ↑ Suitts, Phillip (May 18, 2020). "Boca Raton High's Ashton Gillotte explains Louisville commitment". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020.
- ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam (May 18, 2020). "Boca Raton defensive end Ashton Gillotte commits to Louisville over Duke, UCF and more". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ↑ Robinson, Cameron Teague (August 17, 2021). "Louisville football's Ashton Gillotte's rise doesn't surprise to many". Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ↑ Cubit, Alexis. "Ashton Gillotte wants to grow as leader for Louisville football. His family is here to help". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Ashton Gillotte Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Ashton Gillotte RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Ashton Gillotte College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ Kerkhoff, Blair (April 25, 2025). "Chiefs bolster defensive line in NFL Draft Round 3 by selecting Ashton Gillotte". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ↑ Gilbert, Zak (April 26, 2025). "What Analysts Are Saying About Chiefs' Ashton Gillotte". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Chiefs' Ashton Gillotte marries volleyball pro in 'surprise' wedding". NYPost. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Devin Gillotte - Football". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2026.