Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tyree Gillespie was born September 5, 1998, in Ocala, Florida. He 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.

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. He was drafted 143rd by the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2021 NFL Draft.