2019 Football Roster
Gilliam, Nathan
Jersey Number 71
Nathan Gilliam
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, TN
- High School:
- Farragut
Bio
Gilliam Post-Career Bio
2019 (Redshirt Senior)
Third team All-ACC offensive guard. ... Made 12 starts on the season and was on the field for 828 snaps ... Missed the New Era Pinstripe Bowl with an injury ... Season-best 102 snaps in the season-opener vs. Utah State (8/30).
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Started all 13 games in 2018 as he was awarded his third varsity letter ... Has 16 career starts ... Led the team in total offensive snaps with 1,121 ... Had three games of 100 or more snaps Including Boston College (113), Florida State (108) and Memphis (101) ... Led the team with 108 snaps against FSU (10/20) and tied for team lead with 83 snaps vs Duke (11/24) ... Started the opener at Tulane (8/30) at right guard but started the final 12 games at right tackle after Justin Herron went down for the season with an injury ... Tied for third on the team in knockdown blocks In 2018 ... Participated in commencement exercises in May and will finish his degree in economics in December.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started two games in 2017 ... Started at guard vs. Appalachian State (9/23) and at Georgia Tech (10/21) ... Saw extensive time against Louisville (10/28) ... Played 567 snaps including a season-best 90 vs. Utah State (9/16) ... Earned his second varsity letter.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman ... Made his first career start vs. Louisville ... On the field for 80 snaps against the Cardinals ... Saw action on 206 plays during the season including 67 vs. Delaware ... Graded out at 100 percent vs. Indiana ... Earned his first varsity letter.
2015 (True Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Team captain as a senior ... Rated as a three-star recruit by 247, ESPN, Rivals and Scout ... Named First Team all-state in Class 6A in 2014 by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association ... Named All-District 4AAA and the district’s lineman of the year ... All-Knoxville Interscholastic League honoree ... First Team All-PrepXtra ... Played in the Toyota East-West All-Star game following his senior season ... Coached by Eddie Courtney.
Personal
Son of David and Michelle Gilliam ... Born July 6, 1997 ... Brother, Jacob, was a starting offensive lineman at Tennessee in 2014 ... Attended the same high school as former Deacon great and NFL player Tyson Clabo.
2019 (Redshirt Senior)
Third team All-ACC offensive guard. ... Made 12 starts on the season and was on the field for 828 snaps ... Missed the New Era Pinstripe Bowl with an injury ... Season-best 102 snaps in the season-opener vs. Utah State (8/30).
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
Started all 13 games in 2018 as he was awarded his third varsity letter ... Has 16 career starts ... Led the team in total offensive snaps with 1,121 ... Had three games of 100 or more snaps Including Boston College (113), Florida State (108) and Memphis (101) ... Led the team with 108 snaps against FSU (10/20) and tied for team lead with 83 snaps vs Duke (11/24) ... Started the opener at Tulane (8/30) at right guard but started the final 12 games at right tackle after Justin Herron went down for the season with an injury ... Tied for third on the team in knockdown blocks In 2018 ... Participated in commencement exercises in May and will finish his degree in economics in December.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started two games in 2017 ... Started at guard vs. Appalachian State (9/23) and at Georgia Tech (10/21) ... Saw extensive time against Louisville (10/28) ... Played 567 snaps including a season-best 90 vs. Utah State (9/16) ... Earned his second varsity letter.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman ... Made his first career start vs. Louisville ... On the field for 80 snaps against the Cardinals ... Saw action on 206 plays during the season including 67 vs. Delaware ... Graded out at 100 percent vs. Indiana ... Earned his first varsity letter.
2015 (True Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Team captain as a senior ... Rated as a three-star recruit by 247, ESPN, Rivals and Scout ... Named First Team all-state in Class 6A in 2014 by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association ... Named All-District 4AAA and the district’s lineman of the year ... All-Knoxville Interscholastic League honoree ... First Team All-PrepXtra ... Played in the Toyota East-West All-Star game following his senior season ... Coached by Eddie Courtney.
Personal
Son of David and Michelle Gilliam ... Born July 6, 1997 ... Brother, Jacob, was a starting offensive lineman at Tennessee in 2014 ... Attended the same high school as former Deacon great and NFL player Tyson Clabo.
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