2022 Football Roster

97 James Gillespie

  • Position Defensive Tackle
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 311
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Woodbridge, Va.
  • Highschool Bishop Ireton

Biography

Second-year player expects to compete for playing time at defensive tackle in 2022 . . . 2021 SEASON: Redshirted . . . selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. South Alabama . . . HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top defensive tackles by ESPN (No. 37) . . . also rated among the East Region’s top prospects by ESPN (No. 62) . . . listed among Virginia’s top seniors by MaxPreps (No. 12), ESPN (No. 14), 247Sports (No. 30) and Rivals (No. 40) . . . three-year starter for Coach Gary Wortham Sr., including two years at Woodbridge (Va.) High School (sophomore and junior) and his senior season at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria . . . closed out his prep career by starting four games for the Cardinals during the COVID-shortened spring 2021 season . . . named first-team all-state as a junior at Woodbridge in 2019 . . . recorded a career-best 10 tackles vs. Battlefield, including three sacks . . . made seven stops in the 2019 season opener vs. South County . . . earned All-Cardinal District Second-Team honors as a sophomore in 2018 . . . produced 36 tackles as a sophomore, with eight tackles for loss including four sacks . . . tallied five stops vs. Gar-Field, with three resulting in losses including two sacks (15 yards) . . . posted a season-best six tackles vs. Forest Park . . . born June 17, 2003 . . . son of Natasha Gillespie and James Cherry . . . majoring in general studies.

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2021Freshman

    Defensive Tackle
    6'2" 306 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Tackle
    6'2" 311 lbs
    97