Tree Gelbman

Tree Gelbman

No. 88 – Kansas City Coyotes
Position:	Tight End
Personal information
Born:	(2014-09-18)September 18, 2014 (aged 46) Bayfield, OH
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bayfield High School
College:	Bayfield University
ISFL Draft:	2035 / Round: 5th / Pick: 50th
DSFL Draft:	2035 / Round: 12th / Pick: 67th
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Theresa "Tree" Gelbman (born September 18th, 2014) is an American football tight end in the Austin Copperheads organization for Season 22 of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL) currently playing for the Kansas City Coyotes. She played college football for Bayfield University before being drafted in the 12th round, 67th overall to the Kansas City Coyotes. She was drafted 5th round, 50th overall to the Austin Copperheads in the Season 21 NSFL Draft.

Early years

Tree was born September 18th, 2014 to David and Julie Gelbman. The youngest of six siblings, and the only female, Tree first started playing football when she was 6 years old with her siblings in the yard and was convinced by her father, a former high school football coach, to try out for the local peewee teams. Tree attended Bayfield High School and became a standout performer for her team at both quarterback and tight end, winning the county championship two years in a row. Tree also set the school record for the triple jump in both Girls Winter and Spring track. A 2 star recruit out of high school, Tree committed to local Bayfield University, only receiving other offers from the University of Brandon and Kamloops University.

College career

Declining the option to compete for the 3rd string quarterback position, Tree committed as a tight end full time for college. Tree was named the starting tight end after an injury to teammate Tad O'Had and found early success with the team. Gelbman caught her first touchdown pass in Week 4 vs Kelowna Community College and would follow it up with a 3 touchdown, 153 receiving yard game vs rivals University of Brandon, winning Bayfield University the coveted "Baby Face Trophy" back from their rivals for the first time in 10 years. Gelbman would finish her freshman year with 8 touchdowns and 517 receiving yards.

Gelbman's sophomore season was hampered by a series of nagging injuries, limiting her to only 6 games. Tree had another standout performance vs University of Brandon finishing with 2 touchdowns on 115 yards receiving, keeping the "Baby Face Trophy" in Bayfield's hands. During a Week 8 game vs South Thunder Bay State, Gelman tore the meniscus in her left knee, ending her season prematurely, and finishing the season with only 3 touchdowns and 210 receiving yards.

In the opening week matchup her junior year vs Everblade University, Gelbman finished with a school record 5 touchdown receptions and 272 receiving yards. In the Baby Face game vs University of Brandon Gelbman finished with one touchdown and 125 receiving yards to keep the trophy in the hands of Bayfield University for the third year in a row, setting a school record for most consecutive years with the trophy. Bayfield University would finish bowl eligible and faced off against the University of Georgia-Fairburn in the Tostito's Booty Bongo Fiesta Bowl in which she would have one touchdown reception and 85 receiving yards in an eventual 49-42 loss. Gelbman finished her junior season with 900 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns

After her junior season Gelbman declared for the Season 2035 DSFL draft, citing that she proved all she had to in her college career and wanted to be the first Bayfield University product to make it to the big leagues.

College career statistics

Tree Gelbman			Receiving
Year	Team	G	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2032	Bayfield	11	45	517	11.5	8
2033	Bayfield	6	13	210	16.2	3
2034	Bayfield	13	50	900	18.0	16
Career		35	59	875	14.8	10

DSFL career

Gelbman made her DSFL debut vs the Portland Pythons finishing with a team leading 5 receptions for 36 yards in a close loss. Week two would be a slightly worse game for Gelbman, only finishing with 3 receptions for 29 yards as she was out performed by teammate Shakir Ahmed. Week 3 Gelbman would lead the team in receptions and yards, finishing with 6 receptions and 70 yards in a win vs Minnesota. Week 5 was a breakout game for Tree, where she would catch 7 passes for 57 yards and her first career touchdown in a road win vs Portland. Tree would catch touchdown number two on the year in a blowout loss to Norfolk where she would finish with 3 receptions for 23 yards and 1 TD. Despite not being the focal point of the offense, Gelbman would finish her inaugural DSFL season with a statline of 60 receptions for 489 yards and two touchdowns. Gelbman started to develop a great relationship with quarterback Zero Two who would help Gelbman finish with at least 30 receiving yards in 9 out of 14 games. In the lone playoff game vs the Minnesota Grey Ducks, Gelbman would be quiet, only amassing 23 yards on 3 receptions in a blowout loss that sent the Coyotes home early. Gelbman would receive a nomination for "DSFL Tight End of the Year" where she would finish in second place in a controversial awards ceremony.

Following her selection to the NSFL, Gelbman was announced that she would be returning to Kansas City for the following season. When asked about it in an interview she stated "I have something to prove, I need to showcase that I'm ready to be the best tight end in the league, and that starts by winning Kansas City a title and coming for that Tight End of the Year award."

NSFL career

Gelbman was selected in the Season 22 NSFL Entry Draft in the 5th round, #50 overall to the Austin Copperheads

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (109 kg)

Professional career statistics

Tree Gelbman			Receiving
Year	Team	G	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2032	Kansas City Coyotes	14	29	248	8.5	2
Career		14	60	489	8.2	2

Playoff career statistics

Tree Gelbman			Receiving
Year	Team	G	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2032	Kansas City Coyotes	1	3	23	7.7	0
Career		1	3	23	7.7	0

Gallery

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  Gelbman warms up in high school

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  Hyping up the locker room before a game vs Minnesota