2019 Football Roster
Roster
Lonzell Gilmore
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- High School:
- Spring
2019 SEASON (SENIOR)
Saw action in four games of his senior season before an injury forced him to medically retire from football … finished the season with three tackles (all solo) and a quarterback hurry … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: his best game of the season came against Oklahoma (9/28) where he collected two tackles and a quarterback hurry … other tackle came in the double overtime loss at Baylor (10/12).
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Returned from injury to appear in all 12 games of his junior season … recorded nine tackles on the season, including 1.5 for a loss, while seeing time both on the defensive line and on special teams … assisted on one sack on the year … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: matched his career high with three tackles in a blowout win over Lamar (9/8) … added another tackle, which went for a three-yard loss, the following week versus Houston (9/15) … snagged two tackles in a pair of Big 12 home games against Kansas (10/20) and Texas (11/10) … also assisted on a sack in the near victory over the Longhorns … other tackle during league play came against West Virginia (9/29) … AWARDS AND HONORS: Academic All-Big 12 first team honoree.
Earned the starting spot at rush end before a season-ending injury midway through the year … appeared in seven games overall with three starts … compiled 10 tackles altogether, two of which went for a loss … also added a quarterback hurry … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … matched his career high with three tackles in the season opener against Eastern Washington (9/2) … posted his second-career tackle for a loss in win over the Eagles as well … added three tackles again several weeks later against Houston (9/23) … started each of the first three games of the season against Eastern Washington, Arizona State (9/16) and Houston … recorded pair of tackles against both Oklahoma State (9/30) and Kansas (10/7) … one of his tackles at Kansas went for a loss … posted a quarterback hurry at Oklahoma (10/28) before suffering an injury midway through the game.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Saw action in all 12 games normally on the defensive line or on special teams … ended the year with six tackles (four solo) … three of his tackles came at Arizona State (9/10) … had two tackles, including his first career sack, in season opener versus Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … also blocked a kick in win over the Lumberjacks … other tackle on the year came at Iowa State (11/19).
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season ... did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Spring High School in Spring, Texas ... three-star prospect by ESPN ... named Defensive MVP for District 15-6A as a senior ... first team All-District 15-6A honoree ... logged 112 tackles in 2014 with seven sacks ... recorded 26 tackles for loss as well as three forced fumbles, including one for touchdown that season as well ... also had one fumble recovery and seven pass deflections ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Kansas State, Nevada and Fresno State.
PERSONAL
Lonzell Gilmore ... born in New Orleans, La. ... son of Erica Casey and the late Lonzell Gilmore Sr. ... has two brothers - Jaylin and Curtis - and two sisters - Ajah and Lonyae ... majoring in university studies at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 3, 3x, at Houston (2017)*
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, 3x, at Kansas (2017)*
Sacks: 1.0, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2016)
Interceptions: None
Fumbles Forced: None
Fumbles Recovered: None
Quarterback Hurries: 1, at Oklahoma (2017)
Blocked Kicks: 1, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2016)
* Indicates most recent high
