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Jersey Number 77
Elias Gillen
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rapid City, S.D.
- High School:
- Stevens
2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Redshirt season … appeared in one game as a true freshman, which came in the season-opening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff … scout team member.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Stevens High School in Rapid City, South Dakota … program plays at the highest classification in the state (11AAA) … primarily played offensive tackle for the Stevens Raiders.
- Named to the 2024 Class 11AAA All-State first team despite the team having a 0-9 record … the towering left tackle allowed zero sacks and racked up 65 pancakes, per the Rapid City Journal … in addition to All-State honors, was named to the All-Area and All-Conference teams following senior season.
- Member of the Stevens track and field team as well … swept the Class 2A titles in both the shot put (59-1.25”) and discus (173-10) his senior season … previously won the state title in the discus as a junior (170-10), while finishing second in the shot put (55-10.5) … broke the Stevens school record in the discus as his personal best of 176 feet, 8 inches as a senior was 22 feet better than the previous mark.
- Committed to Texas Tech on June 21, 2024 … a consensus three-star recruit by On3, 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … tabbed the No. 1 recruit in the state by On3 and the No. 2 recruit in the state by 247 Sports and ESPN … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Akron and Eastern Michigan.
PERSONAL
- Elias Gillen … son of Dean and Alexia Gillen … has a sister, Evyenia Gillen.
- Enjoys hunting and fishing outside of football.
- An exercise science major at Texas Tech.
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