2021 Football Roster
Gilbert, Arik
Jersey Number 14
Arik Gilbert
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 248
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Marietta
- Prev School:
- LSU
Bio
2022: Has seen action as a reserve TE in three of 12 games to date...caught two passes for 16 yards, including a 4-yard TD reception, in win over Vanderbilt...named to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award, given to the nation's outstanding collegiate tight end.
2021: Transferred to UGA in time for Summer semester...2nd team Preseason All-America pick by Pro Football Focus (PFF).
2020 (at LSU): Freshman All-SEC Team, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches…Started all eight games in which he played…caught 35 passes 368 yards and two TDs…of his 35 catches, 24 resulted in either a first down or a touchdown…of those 24 first-down or TD catches, 11 came on third or fourth down…had four receptions in his first collegiate game vs. Miss. State, including a 2-yard TD grab…career highs of six catches and 97 receiving yards came at Missouri, including a 25-yard TD catch…led LSU with 55 receiving yards on six catches at Auburn…five catches for 55 yards at Arkansas…also five receptions for 29 yards vs. Alabama…started the Alabama game at wide receiver.
High School: Marietta, coached by Richard Morgan…Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2019…first true tight end to win the award since its inception in 1985…led team to 2019 Georgia 7A state title -- the school’s first in 52 years -- with a 17-9 win over Lowndes…had 11 catches for 146 yards in state championship game...five-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN 300, Rivals and Scout...ranked No. 12 overall in the ESPN 300…highest-ranked tight end in the 2020 class by Rivals…caught 105 passes for 1,860 yards (124.0 yards per game) and 15 TDs as a senior…finished career with 247catches for 3,640 yards (90.8 yards per game) and 35 TDs...also played as a pass rusher for Marietta defense and recorded 6.5 sacks in 2019...participated in the All-American bowl.
Personal: Full name ARIK DASAN GILBERT...intended major: Finance...recipient of the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes, Sr. Football Scholarship.
2021: Transferred to UGA in time for Summer semester...2nd team Preseason All-America pick by Pro Football Focus (PFF).
2020 (at LSU): Freshman All-SEC Team, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches…Started all eight games in which he played…caught 35 passes 368 yards and two TDs…of his 35 catches, 24 resulted in either a first down or a touchdown…of those 24 first-down or TD catches, 11 came on third or fourth down…had four receptions in his first collegiate game vs. Miss. State, including a 2-yard TD grab…career highs of six catches and 97 receiving yards came at Missouri, including a 25-yard TD catch…led LSU with 55 receiving yards on six catches at Auburn…five catches for 55 yards at Arkansas…also five receptions for 29 yards vs. Alabama…started the Alabama game at wide receiver.
High School: Marietta, coached by Richard Morgan…Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2019…first true tight end to win the award since its inception in 1985…led team to 2019 Georgia 7A state title -- the school’s first in 52 years -- with a 17-9 win over Lowndes…had 11 catches for 146 yards in state championship game...five-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN 300, Rivals and Scout...ranked No. 12 overall in the ESPN 300…highest-ranked tight end in the 2020 class by Rivals…caught 105 passes for 1,860 yards (124.0 yards per game) and 15 TDs as a senior…finished career with 247catches for 3,640 yards (90.8 yards per game) and 35 TDs...also played as a pass rusher for Marietta defense and recorded 6.5 sacks in 2019...participated in the All-American bowl.
Personal: Full name ARIK DASAN GILBERT...intended major: Finance...recipient of the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes, Sr. Football Scholarship.
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