Dallas Gant

Dallas Gant is an American football linebacker for the Toledo Rockets. He previously played at Ohio State.

Dallas Gant
Toledo Rockets – No. 19
PositionLinebacker
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSt. John's Jesuit High School
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Gant attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio. As a senior, he hauled in 27 passes for 456 yards and a touchdown on offense, along with 96 tackles, seven tackles fr loss, and one interception on defense.[1] Gant committed to play college football at the University of Ohio State over other schools such as Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Penn State.[2][3]

College career

Ohio State

As a freshman in 2018, Gant recorded six tackles in three games.[4] In week two of the 2019 season, he forced a fumble in a 42–0 win over Cincinnati.[5][6] Gant finished the 2019 season with 21 tackles with three being for a loss, 1.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.[7] In week one of the 2020 season, he forced a fumble on quarterback Luke McCaffrey, as helped Ohio State beat Nebraska.[8][9] Gant finished the 2020 season with 17 tackles with 0.5 tackle going for a loss, a pass deflection, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.[10] However, Gant entered the transfer portal just over three weeks into the 2021 season.[11][12]

Toledo

Gant decided to transfer to Toledo to continue his college career.[13] In his Toledo debut, he notched 11 tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble, as he helped the Rockets beat LIU 37–0.[14] Gant finished his breakout 2022 season with 116 tackles with 5.5 being for a loss, five pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[15] For his performance, he was named first-team all-MAC.[16] Gant was named to multiple award watch lists ahead of the 2023 season, such as the Wuerffel Trophy watch list, the Butkus Award watch list, and the Lombardi Award watch list.[17][18]

References
  1. "Dallas Gant". Toledo Rockets University Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. Conway, Tyler. "4-Star OLB Prospect Dallas Gant Commits to Ohio State". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. Wasserman, Ari. "Dallas Gant, a four-star LB from Toledo, announces commitment to Ohio State". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. "Dallas Gant 2018 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. Rowland, Kyle. "Ohio State makes quick work of Cincinnati in 42-0 victory". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. Hope, Dan. "OHIO STATE DOMINATES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL TO BLOW OUT CINCINNATI, 42-0, IN LUKE FICKELL'S RETURN TO COLUMBUS". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. "Dallas Gant 2019 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. Barmore, Abby. "Three takeaways from Nebraska's blowout loss against the Buckeyes". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  9. Rowland, Kyle. "Ohio State finally begins long-awaited season with victory over Nebraska". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  10. "Dallas Gant 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  11. Rittenberg, Adam. "Ohio State Buckeyes reserve LB Dallas Gant enters transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  12. Lind, Andrew. "Ohio State's Dallas Gant Enters Name Into Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  13. Rowland, Kyle. "Former Ohio State linebacker Dallas Gant transferring to Toledo". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  14. Rowland, Kyle. "Toledo defense comes up big in 37-0 win over Long Island". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  15. "Dallas Gant 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  16. "10 Rockets, 4 Falcons named to All-MAC football teams". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  17. "Buffalo's Dolac, Toledo's Gant Named to Butkus Award Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  18. "Toledo's Gant Named to Lombardi Award Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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