Garrett Gilbert

Who is Garrett Gilbert?

Garrett Gilbert is an American football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU. Gilbert was regarded as one of the best high school quarterbacks of his class and was named the 2008 Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today. He holds two records at Texas.

The son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert, he attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, where he broke the state record for most passing yards in a season with 4,827 yards during his junior season. The record was previously held by Graham Harrell. Gilbert again broke the same record his senior season, after compiling 4,851 passing yards. He finished his high school career with 12,537 passing yards, another state record which was previously held by Harrell.