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Griffin Gentry

  • position DL
  • height 6-1
  • weight 246
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
  • High school Homewood
  • position DL
  • height 6-1
  • weight 246
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
  • High school Homewood

Griffin Gentry Bio

Fourth-year defensive lineman who adds depth to the unit… saw his first game duty during the 2018 campaign.

2018    
Redshirt sophomore who recorded six tackles… did not see any action in the season’s first nine games before appearing in each of the final four games… made his collegiate debut against Chattanooga… recorded his first tackle at Clemson… saw his most action and had his best game with four stops in the Belk Bowl versus Virginia.

2017    
Redshirt freshman who worked with the scout team.

2016    
Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL    
Defensive end who earned a spot on the Alabama Class 6A first-team all-state squad as a senior in 2015 at Homewood High School in Birmingham… coached by Ben Berguson… the Patriots went 9-3 in his final campaign… logged 106 tackles and seven sacks as a junior… also played basketball… 247Sports considered him the 100th-best player in the state and the No. 110 strongside defensive end in the country… ESPN ranked him as the 34th-best player in the state and the No. 71 defensive tackle in the nation… a PrepStar All-Southeast Region pick.

PERSONAL    
Kyle Griffin “K.G.” Gentry was born June 9, 1998… is pursuing a degree in interdisciplinary studies.