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- Position Defensive Line
- Class Redshirt Junior
- Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 295
- Hometown Richmond, VA.
- Highschool Highland Springs HS
2023 at Oklahoma: Played in six games in a backup role at defensive tackle … made three tackles … notched single tackles in each of season’s first three games vs. Arkansas State (9/2), vs. SMU (9/9) and at Tulsa (9/16) … missed six games due to injury.
2022 at Oklahoma: An Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … played in nine games … recorded five tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry … registered one tackle at TCU (10/1) … made a solo stop at Nebraska (9/17) … recorded one tackle (0.5 TFL) vs. Kent State (9/10) … tied a career high with two tackles and added QB hurry in season opener vs. UTEP (9/3).
2021 at Oklahoma: Played in four games … saw action vs. Oregon in Alamo Bowl (12/29), Kansas State (10/2), Western Carolina (9/11) and Tulane (9/4) … both of his tackles came against Western Carolina.
High School: Consensus four-star and top-150 national prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … rated as the nation’s No. 93 overall player by Rivals, No. 143 by 247Sports and No. 149 by ESPN … regarded as the country’s No. 7 defensive tackle by Rivals, the No. 11 weakside defensive end by 247Sports and the No. 17 defensive end by ESPN … ranked as the No. 3 player in Virginia by Rivals, No. 4 by ESPN and No. 5 by 247Sports … high school team moved fall 2020 season to spring 2021 … earned first-team all-state honors and was named Gatorade Virginia Football Player of the Year, All-Metro Player of the Year and Region 5B Defensive Player of the Year as a senior when he registered 48 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, two forced fumbles and two safeties … keyed a defense that notched five shutouts and allowed just 4.4 points per game in helping Springers to 9-1 record and state-runner-up finish (lost 13-10 in overtime in title game) … a second-team all-area selection as a junior in 2019 when he registered 45 tackles and team highs of 17 tackles for loss and seven sacks … helped Highland Springs to an 11-1 record and a Virginia Class 5 second-round playoff appearance his junior season … selected the Sooners over Notre Dame, Penn State and South Carolina.
Personal: Son of Kelvin Gilliam, Sr. and Barbara Gilliam … Studying sociology.
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