Tyree Gillespie
Tyree Gillespie (born September 5, 1998) is an American football safety for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri and was drafted by the Raiders 143rd overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. Early life and high school. Gillespie grew up in Ocala, Florida and attended Vanguard High School. He played safety and running back and returned punts for the Knights. As a senior, Gillespie had 40 tackles and two interceptions on defense and rushed for 555 yards and seven touchdowns with a 14.2 rushing averaged on offense. He committed  to play college football at Missouri over offers from Iowa State, Marshall, New Mexico and Troy. College career. Gillespie played for the Missouri Tigers for four seasons. As a freshman, he played in seven games. He started the final eight games of his sophomore season and finished with 48 tackles. As a junior, Gillespie recorded 50 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, and one sack with seven pass breakups a forced fumble. He had 46 total tackles and four pass breakups in nine games in his senior season. While at Missouri, Gillespie was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity . Professional career. Gillespie was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round, 143rd overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft. On May 17, 2021, he signed his four-year rookie contract with the Raiders. He entered his rookie season as the backup strong safety and mostly played in special teams. He was placed on injured reserve on November 17, 2021. He was activated on December 25.