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2024 Football Roster

76 Zane Gilbert

76 Zane Gilbert

  • Position:
    Offensive Line
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wake Forest, N.C.
  • Highschool:
    Heritage
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-7 / 312

Summary

Biography

2024 (RS Senior):
  • Played in and started each of the first six games before injury ended his season
  • Helped on an offensive line that assisted the Elon offense to 1,556 rushing yards and 2,575 passing yards
  • Behind that offensive line, Elon had two running backs rush for at least 500 yards for the first time since 2018

2023 (RS Junior):
  • Started all 11 games at left tackle
  • Helped pave the way for Elon to rush for 1,418 yards, including 880 from Jalen Hampton
  • Part of a unit that allowed Elon to rank in the top ten nationally in yards per completion while throwing just six interceptions, ranking among the top 20 in the country

2022 (RS Sophomore):
  • Started all 12 games at left tackle for the Phoenix
  • Part of an offensive line that saw the same five players start every game
  • Helped pave the way for the offense to rush for 120+ yards ten times after doing so just once the previous year
  • Helped running back Jalen Hampton become the program’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2004
  • Protected for a passing game that ranked in the top 20 nationally in efficiency and yards per completion
  • According to ProFootballFocus, played the seventh-most snaps at left tackle in the country among teams that played 12 or fewer games

2021 (RS Freshman):
  • Started all 11 games on the offensive line for the Phoenix
  • Helped protect for Davis Cheek, one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the country, allowing time for the Elon offense to work
  • Part of an offensive line that got better in the run game as the season wore on as Elon finished with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games
  • The offense had a season-high 146 yards on the ground, to go with a pair of rushing touchdowns, in the win over No. 25 Rhode Island to end the season
  • The team was 4-1 when the offensive line was able to pave the way for the team to rush for at least 100 yards

2020-21 (RS Freshman):
  • Appeared in four games on the year with three starts
  • Played versus No. 1 James Madison while starting versus Richmond and at William & Mary and at No. 20 Richmond

2019 (Freshman): 
  • Appeared in one game against Maine

Prep:
  • Played on the offensive line for head coach Wallace Clark at Heritage High School
  • Also played lacrosse at Heritage

Personal: 
  • Full name is Zane Bruce Gilbert
  • Son of Angie and Bruce Gilbert
  • Father, Bruce Gilbert, played football at St. Joseph's
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Historical Player Information

  • 76

    2019Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'6" 300 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'6" 306 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'7" 320 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'7" 312 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'7" 316 lbs
    76
  • 76

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'7" 312 lbs
    76
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