Gilbert in 2011
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No. 77 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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Date of birth: | February 15, 1988 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Aquinas | ||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63 | ||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 62 |
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Games started: | 61 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Marcus Christopher Gilbert (born February 15, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. He was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Gilbert was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, and was a standout lineman for the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders high school football team. He was also a member of the Raiders basketball team and threw the shot put and discus for the Raiders track and field team.
Gilbert attended the University of Florida, where he played coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2010. As a true freshman in 2006, he was redshirted. He made his first career start for the Florida Gators in a game against Florida Atlantic in 2007 at right guard in place of the injured Maurkice Pouncey. During the Gators 2008 BCS National Championship season, Gilbert started two games at left guard against Hawaii and Miami. He started in all 14 games for the Gators at right tackle in 2009, and earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for his performance against Kentucky on September 26. In 2010, Gilbert started in all 13 games, playing both tackle positions. During his college career, he appeared in fifty-two games and started thirty of them.