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2024 Football Roster

29 Blake Gilliam

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position LB
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 220
  • Hometown Allen Park, Mich.
  • Highschool Allen Park

Biography

Prior to DU: Earned three letters at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan...played in 25 career games for the Warriors...totaled 65 tackles including 36 solo stops.
2023:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received membership into the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society ... appeared in seven games (first five contests, and final two games) ... started at middle linebacker in three contests, and at outside linebacker vs. Grand Valley State ... matched a career-high with nine tackles (4-5) against Missouri S&T, including a half-tackle for loss along with a pass break-up ... credited with six tackles at UIndy, including a season-high five solo stops, plus a quarterback hurry ... notched two solo tackles vs. Truman State ... totaled five tackles (3-2), including a half-tackle for loss against GVSU ... made one solo stop at Ferris State ... missed three contests (Michigan Tech, Davenport and Saginaw Valley State) due to an injury, plus the Northern Michigan trip due to an illness ... saw action on all four special teams at Slippery Rock, and on punt return vs. the Miners ... played on kickoff coverage and kickoff return against Concordia.
2022:   2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played as a back-up linebacker in eight games ... garnered two tackles (1-1) at Slippery Rock ... totaled three tackles (1-2) vs. Shaw ... notched three tackles (2-1) vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse ... credited with three tackles (2-1) against Grand Valley State ... missed two contests (NMU and MTU) due to an injury ... recorded an assisted tackle vs. Saginaw Valley State ... contributed an assisted tackle and a quarterback hurry at GVSU ... contributed a season-high five tackles (3-2) against Ferris State.
2021:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... saw time at linebacker in all 10 games played, making one start ... made collegiate debut in the Slippery Rock contest and had a fumble recovery plus blocked a punt, along with a solo tackle on kickoff coverage to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... recorded three tackles (2-1) vs. Truman ... notched a solo tackle as a linebacker at Missouri S&T ... tallied two tackles (1-1) vs. Saginaw Valley State.

High School:  A 2020 graduate of Allen Park High School ... was a three-year letterwinner for the Jaguars and coach Tom Danosky ... named to the Associated Press Division 3-4 Honorable Mention All-State Team ... selected to the Detroit Free Press Division 3 All-State First Team as a senior ... received MHSFCA Division 3 Honorable Mention All-State recognition ... totaled 111 tackles as a senior, including 70 solo stops ... recorded 25 tackles for loss (7.5 sacks) in 2019, along with two fumble recoveries and two pass break-ups ... helped APHS to back-to-back 9-3 seasons in 2018 and 2019, and three district titles ... twice named All-Downriver League ... also earned three letters each in basketball and track ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... earned Downriver League All-Academic honors three times ... served as a team captain in both football and basketball.

Personal: Majoring in marketing...born on March 29...favorite athlete is Amon Ra St.-Brown...favorite sports team is the Detroit Lions...named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for seven different semesters at Wayne State.

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