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Ashton Gillotte

Defensive End, Kansas City Chiefs · #97.

Player facts

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Defensive End
Number: 97
Born: Oct 30, 2002 (age 23)
Birthplace: Boca Raton, FL, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 270 lbs
College: Louisville
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	10	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Career	48	18	30	1.5	0	0	0	1	14	14.0	0	14	1	6	6	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	@ LV	W 30-27	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ MIA	W 24-10	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs IND	W 33-30 OT	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 14	vs DEN	W 31-10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

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.

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Background

Early life

Gillotte was born in Middletown, Ohio and moved to Florida when he was three years old after his parents were divorced. He and his mother settled in Boca Raton, Florida when he was in the sixth grade. 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. He committed to the University of Louisville to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Louisville in 2021, Gillotte played in 12 games and had 19 tackles and four sacks. 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.