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2016 Football Roster

D.J. Gillins

  • Position QB
  • Cl-Exp JR-TR
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Previous School Pearl River C.C./ Wisconsin / Ribault

Biography

Sophomore (2016 at Pearl River C.C.): Played and started in the season opener at quarterback... Entered the 2016 season as Pearl River's starting quarterback and completed 17 of 28 passes for 165 yards and rushed eight times for 55 yards against Northeast, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the game.

Freshman (2015 at Wisconsin): Played in six games... Spent time at wide receiver and on special teams.

2014 (at Wisconsin): Redshirt season ... enrolled in January 2014 to take part in spring drills.

Prep: A four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... ranked as No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the country by 247 Sports, No. 9 by Rivals and No. 17 by ESPN.com ... four-year starter at quarterback for Eagle's View Academy and Ribault, throwing for 7,271 yards and 76 touchdowns ... threw for 2,000 yards in three separate seasons ... also ran for 775 yards and 13 TDs ... three-time all-state selection ... transferred to Ribault for senior season, throwing for 2,371 yards and 22 touchdowns while running for 602 yards and eight rushing scores en route to all-state and All-Gateway Conference honors ... as a junior at Eagle's View, completed first pass of season for 55-yard touchdown before tearing ACL on second drive of season-opening game ... as a sophomore, threw for 2,667 yards and 31 touchdowns while rushing for another five TDs, earning all-state honors ... threw for 2,178 yards and 22 TDs as a freshman to earn all-state honorable mention ... named to All-Combine Team at 2012 Orlando Nike Sparq Combine ... four-year team MVP ... four-year team captain ... also competed in basketball and track and field ... high school coaches were Ryan Keith (Eagle's View Academy) and Anthony Flynn (Ribault).

Personal: Parents are Daniel and Teisha Gillins.

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