- Name
- Dallas Gant
- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- ST, OLB
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 215
- Hometown
- Toledo, OH
- High School
- St. John's Jesuit
- Transferred To
- Toledo
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2018, 2019, 2020
Major: Undeclared (2019-20)
Weight: 235 (2020), 232 (2019), 215 (2018)
2020 Media Guide: Is exploring majors in the management and industry areas … 2020 OSU Scholar-Athlete.
2019: Played in all 14 games as a reserve linebacker and key member of numerous special teams units as a true sophomore … finished the season with 21 tackles, three tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks … credited with a forced fumble at the goal line late in the fourth quarter vs. Cincinnati that preserved a 42-0 shutout … played a season-high 19 snaps on defense vs. Northwestern … matched his season-high with five stops and added a TFL vs. Rutgers … made five tackles and had 1.5 quarterback sacks – all career-highs – vs. Miami (Ohio).
2019 Media Guide: Dallas Gant played in all 14 games for the Big Ten Conference champion Buckeyes in 2018 and earned his first Varsity O letter … a key member of numerous special teams units, Gant had a high game of 21 plays in the win over Nebraska … he was credited with six tackles on the season, including a career-best four in the win over Tulane … earned OSU Scholar-Athlete status in 2018 and is exploring majors in the management and industry area.
2018 Media Guide: Dallas Gant was one of nine from the 2018 recruiting class to enroll in classes in January 2018 … he competed throughout the 2018 spring drills.
High School: Gant was a Top 175-ranked prospect by 247Sports and a member of the ESPN 300 … a four-star prospect … the nation’s No. 10-ranked outside linebacker and No. 5 player in the state of Ohio by 247Sports … U.S. Army All-American … a Prepstar All-American … four-year starter for head coaches Doug Pearson and Larry McDaniel … rated as an outside linebacker but also had the skill set to play in the middle … 2017 Toledo Blade Player of the Year and first team all-Ohio … totaled 96 tackles, seven TFLs, seven sacks and an interception … doubling as a tight end, caught 27 passes for 456 yards and seven touchdowns … also a three-year starter on the St. John’s basketball team.
Personal: Parents are Rhonda Kimmons and Jim Gant.
Defensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Ohio State | 8 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 22 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |