The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Gerald Wilbon
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Saint Rose, La.
- Weight:
- 325
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Destrehan
- Major:
- Sociology
A four-year defensive lineman who played in 36 games with one career start … named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team in 2017 … made his first career start against TCU in 2016 … was an all-state and all-district honoree in high school … named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie team in 2016-17 … two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2016; spring 2017).
SENIOR (2019)
Played in three games … made appearances against LSU, Rice and Oklahoma.
JUNIOR (2018)
Played in all 14 games … had eight tackles and one fumble recovery … made one tackle in the season opener at Maryland … helped the Longhorns to a 28-21 victory against Tulsa … contributed to a strong defensive effort in a 37-14 win over USC … had three tackles (two solo) in the Longhorns’ 31-16 win over TCU … played in the Longhorns’ win at Kansas State … recorded one tackle in the win over No. 7 Oklahoma … contributed to a strong defensive effort in a 23-17 win over Baylor … had one solo tackle in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State … played in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … recorded a tackle in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech … played in the victory over Iowa State, when UT held ISU to 210 yards … played in the 24-17 road win over Kansas … played in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma … had one tackle and a fumble recovery in UT’s 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … played in 10 games … registered seven tackles with one-half sack … made his season debut in the opener against Maryland … had one tackle in a week two 56-0 win over San Jose State … made three tackles in a double-overtime loss at No. 4/4 USC … helped the Longhorns to a strong defensive effort in a 17-7 victory against Iowa State … helped the Longhorns to a 40-34 win in double-overtime against K-State … played in the AT&T Red River Showdown … played in the Longhorns’ 38-7 victory at Baylor … totaled one-half sack in the Longhorns’ loss at No. 10/12 TCU … played late in the Longhorns’ 42-27 win over Kansas … played on both defense and special teams against Texas Tech, registering one tackle … had one tackle in the Longhorns’ 33-16 victory over Missouri in the Texas Bowl.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Totaled four tackles (three solo) in his inaugural campaign … played in nine games and made one start (TCU) … made his first career appearance in 2016 in the season-opener versus No. 10 Notre Dame … recorded one solo tackle against OU … had three total tackles against Kansas, two of them being solo … made his first career start at nose tackle against TCU.
HIGH SCHOOL
An all-state and all-district honoree who helped Destrehan to a 19-0 regular season record and 25-2 overall mark his last two years … chosen to the All-USA Louisiana Second Team by USA Today in 2015 … named honorable mention New Orleans All-Metro Large Schools by the Times-Picayune … selected first-team All-District 7-5A … listed No. 43 in the New Orleans Times-Picayune Nifty 50 … ranked No. 25 on the SportsNOLA Top 40 in the New Orleans area … ranked No. 39 DT nationally and No. 32 overall in Louisiana by ESPN … rated No. 49 DT nationally and No. 40 overall in Louisiana by Rivals … ranked No. 54 DT nationally and No. 45 overall in Louisiana by 247Sports … rated No. 70 OG nationally and No. 3 OG in Louisiana by Scout … registered 29 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss as a senior … part of a defense that allowed just 23.1 points per game … helped Destrehan to an undefeated regular season, a district championship, an 11-1 overall record and an appearance in the 5A quarterfinals … part of a defense that allowed just 11.5 points per game, including six of seven points or fewer with two shutouts, as a junior … helped Destrehan to an undefeated regular season, a district championship, a 14-1 overall record and an appearance in the 5A title game … part of a defense that allowed only 11.0 points per game, including two shutouts and two seven-point games, while allowing seven combined points in its first three playoff games, as a sophomore.
