Zack Gilbert

Position:
DL
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-1
Weight:
240
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
South Mecklenburg

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at defensive end for South Mecklenburg, where he compiled a school-record 40.5 career sacks...as a senior, recorded 89 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and three pass deflections...played tailback in South Mecklenburg's wishbone power offense and scored seven touchdowns...led team to a 9-3 record and the North Carolina 4AA playoffs...named to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA North Carolina Football Team...SoMeck 8 All-Conference...rated the No. 27 overall prospect in North Carolina by Rivals and No. 29 by ESPN...played under Coach Rocky White.

PERSONAL: Sean Zacchaeus Gilbert, Jr., born 6/7/97, is the son of Sean Sr. and Nicole Gilbert...has two sisters and one brother...father was a standout defensive lineman at Pitt (1989-91) who went on to be the third overall selection in the 1992 NFL Draft (by the Los Angeles Rams) and spent 12 seasons in the league...is a cousin of perennial Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis, the former Pitt star (2004-06) who is now with the New York Jets...enrolled in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.