Michael Gilliard Class: Junior Hometown: Valdosta, Ga. High School: Valdosta Height / Weight: 6-2 / 220 Position: ILB Birthdate: 03/06/1991 Experience: 2L

Career Highs: 12 tackles at Tennessee in 2011

2011: One of team's Most Improved Player Award recipients (defense).
*Appeared in 13 games making 11 starts recording 65 tackles including 7.0 TFL, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an INT and three PBUs.
*Had four tackles and an INT at No. 21 Ga. Tech.
*Posted five tackles, including a sack, and a pass break-up vs. Kentucky.
*Named to Phil Steele's 2011 Midseason All-SEC Third Team.
*Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and CFPA National LB of the Week after he registered a team and career-high 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL including one sack, forced a fumble and had a PBU at Tenn.
*Led Georgia with a then-career-best nine tackles vs. Mississippi State.
*Led team with seven tackles and added two pass break-ups at Ole Miss.
*Paced the Bulldogs with a then career-high eight tackles, including two for a loss, in first career start vs. Coastal Carolina.
*Recorded three tackles in spring G-Day game.
*Recipient of the Joseph F. Espy Football Scholarship.

2010: Appeared in 10 games recording eight tackles.
*Registered a career-high four tackles vs. Vanderbilt.
*Posted two tackles at Kentucky and vs. Louisiana.
*Recipient of the James G. Minter and Michael J. Faherty Football Scholarship.

2009: Appeared in 12 games making seven tackles including a career-high three vs. Tennessee Tech.

High School: Valdosta, coached by Rick Tomberlin...PrepStar All-America Team...SuperPrep All-Dixie team...2008 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAAAA first team defense, Super Southern 100, and Georgia 150...Region 1-AAAAA All-Region...played in the Offense-Defense All American Game...WCTV Super Six...2008 Rivals.com #14 LB in the country and #14 overall in Georgia...2008 Scout.com #18 WLB in nation and Dawg Post #16 prospect in Georgia...ESPNU #17 Outside Linebacker nationally...as a senior in 2008 recorded 106 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, and 3 sacks...as a junior in 2007 recorded 112 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

Personal: MICHAEL GILLIARD; Born: March 6, 1991; Major: Speech Communication.