Garrett Gilbert (born July 1991) is an American football quarterback. He currently attends the University of Texas at Austin in his freshman year. He is expected to start at the quarterback position at Texas for the 2010-2011 football season. Gilbert is regarded as one of the best quarterbacks of his class and was named the 2008 Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today.
The son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert, he attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, where he broke the state record for most passing yards in a season with 4,827 yards during his junior season. The record was previously held by Graham Harrell. Gilbert again broke the same record his senior season, after compiling 4,851 passing yards. He finished his high school career with 12,537 passing yards, another state record which was previously held by Harrell.
School: Texas Longhorns
Number on List: 7
Currentposition: Quarterback
Class: Sophomore
Major: Physical Culture and Sports
Birth Location: Buffalo, New York
Height: 6ft 4in
Weight: 207
Highschool: Lake Travis High School,,Austin, Texas
Pastschools: *University of Texas (University of Texas at Austin) (2009-present)
Cbs: 1691488
Espn: 480209
Yahoo: 62659
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