92 Wallace Gilberry
7/25/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
2004 Rivals.com First-Team Freshman All-America After playing behind Todd Bates at left defensive end in 2004, Wallace should be poised to move into a starting spot in 2005. He had an excellent spring, earning the Jerry Duncan I Like to Practice Award. 2004 (Freshman): Playing in every game, Wallace had some eye-popping stats on the season. He was the team leader with 13 stops behind the line (50 yards) and 6.5 sacks (44 yards) as he finished with 28 tackles. He also had seven quarterback pressures, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He had five tackles against Mississippi State and 2.5 sacks for 17 yards. He had three tackles for loss in back-to-back games against Mississippi State and LSU. Wallace played in every game and had 237 snaps on the season, including a high of 28 against LSU. Gilberry closed out spring practice behind Todd Bates at the left defensive end position. 2003 Redshirted Prep: Gilberry was a standout defensive end in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game. He played his prep football at Baldwin County High School. In his junior season, Gilberry played primarily tight end where he started the last seven games. As a senior at defensive end, he made 61 solo tackles, 16 assists, seven sacks, seven tackles for losses, and deflected six passes. He also caused two fumbles, recovering both. Gilberry was timed at 4.60 in the 40-yard dash. He bench pressed 275 pounds, squatted 530 and dead lifted 525. He stole the show in the Alabama/Mississippi All Star game (six tackles, two sacks) where he attracted major attention. He was signed in August and became Mike Shula's first signee. The Alabama All-Stars dominated for most of the second half, but Mississippi had one last chance when an interception and return gave them the football at the Alabama 10 yard line with just over a minute to play. But Gilberry proceeded to sack the Mississippi quarterback for a 14-yard loss, helping to seal the win for his squad. Personal: The son of Sharon Gilberry-Williams and Clayton Williams, Wallace has two brothers, Allen and Alden and two sisters, Les'Lee and Lillian. Born 12-5-84. He is a Health Science major.
GILBERRY'S STATS Year G T TFL Sacks Int. FC/FR PBU QBP CAREER BESTS Tackles: 5 vs. Mississippi State, 2004
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2004 (Freshman): Did not see varsity action
2003 Redshirted
Prep: Will played on a pair of state championship teams at UMS-Wright and was an All-State selection as a junior and senior. He also played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game.
Personal: Will is the son of Dwain and Debbie Denniston and he has one brother, Dwain, Jr. Born 6-14-84. He is a General Studies major.
