Before joining the CFL, Kilgore had 2,512 passing yards and 22 touchdowns while on the Bakersfield College football team in 2008.
After his playing career, Kilgore was an assistant coach for the Arkansas State Red Wolves football team in 2021.
[6] Kilgore signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as was a member of their practice roster for the 2015 season.
[18] In 2021, Kilgore ended his playing career to become a coach with the Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.
The following year, the Nashville Post said Kilgore will become both a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for Isidore Newman High School.
[20] In 2023, Kilgore was named tight ends coach at Arkansas State, rejoining Butch Jones and his staff in Jonesboro.
After previously committing to Arkansas State, Kilgore joined the Denver Broncos as an offensive quality control coach on March 25, 2023.