Marcus Gilbert (American football)

Marcus Gilbert (American football)
Marcus Gilbert
No. 77     Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive lineman
Personal information
Date of birth: February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15) (age 23)
Place of birth: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight: 330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
College: Florida
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
Debuted in 2011 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors (September 26, 2009)[1]
Stats at NFL.com

Marcus Gilbert (born February 15, 1988) is an American football offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida.

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College career

Gilbert made his first career start for the Florida Gators in a game against Florida Atlantic in 2007 at right guard in place of the injured Maurkice Pouncey. In 2008, Gilbert started two games at left guard against Hawaii and Miami. He started in all 14 games for the Gators at right tackle in 2009, and earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for his performance against Kentucky on September 26. In 2010, Gilbert started in all 13 games, playing both tackle positions.[2]

Pre-draft

Entering the 2011 NFL Draft Gilbert was projected to be a second to fourth round pick.[3]

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 6⅛ in 330 lb 5.41 s 1.83 s 3.02 s 5.02 s 5.12 s 30½ in 8 ft 2 in 30 rep
Shuttle, vertical jump, and broad jump values from Pro Day on March 15, all other values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[4]

Professional career

Gilbert was drafted 63rd overall in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the first Florida player at his position to be drafted since Max Starks was a third-round selection by Pittsburgh in 2004. Gilbert joined former Florida center Maurkice Pouncey, who was drafted in the first round (18th overall pick) by the Steelers the year before. [5]. Gilbert's first NFL start was on September 18th, 2011 when the Steelers played the Seattle Seahawks. Gilbert filled in for the Injured Willie Colon.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=65203&draftyear=2011&genpos=OT
  2. ^ "#76 Marcus Gilbert". gatorzone.com. http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2010&player_id=31. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
  3. ^ "#76 Marcus Gilbert". nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=65203&draftyear=2011&genpos=OT. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 
  4. ^ "Marcus Gilbert, DS #10 OT, Florida". nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=65203&draftyear=2011&genpos=OG. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
  5. ^ http://www.onlygators.com/04/29/2011/steelers-add-gators-ot-marcus-gilbert-with-no-63-overall-pick-in-second-round-of-2011-nfl-draft/

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