AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-year starter at left guard ... Joined the Georgia State program in 2010 after transferring from Georgia Tech and was eligible to play immediately ... Started 20 of the Panthers' first 22 games, giving him 46 career starts at the Division I level.
2011: Played in 10 of 11 games, including nine starts ... Helped GSU top 200 yards rushing in four of the final six games, including a school-record 301 yards in the season finale against Campbell ... Offensive line allowed just 15 sacks all season.
2010: Voted the Outstanding Offensive Lineman for Georgia State's inaugural team ... Started every game at left guard and rarely came out of the game ... Part of an offensive line that allowed only 10 sacks all season, despite averaging more than 30 pass attempts per game.
AT GEORGIA TECH: Two-year starter at right guard, starting 26 of 27 games for one of the nation's top rushing attacks ... Helped Tech rank in the top five in the nation in rushing both years ... Member of ACC championship squad in 2009 ... Redshirted in 2007.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 46 prospect in Georgia by Scout.com ... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Top 50 in Georgia ... Prep-Star all-region ... Honorable mention all-state (Class AAA) ... Two-time All-Bartow County ... Played in the Georgia North-South All-Star game ... Graded out at 90 percent his senior season with 36 pancake blocks and no sacks allowed ... Credited with 67 pancake blocks in his career ... Coached by Frank Barden at Cartersville High.
PERSONAL: Full name is Phillip Joseph Gilbert... Parents are Phillip and Jerri Gilbert ... Born September 11, 1988 ... Earned his degree from Georgia Tech in August 2010, graduating in three years, and enrolled in graduate school at Georgia State.
