The 6-foot-4, 260-pound senior defensive end recorded 48 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 11 sacks this past season, leading the Springers (9-1) to the Class 5A state championship game. Gilliam also scored two safeties for a defense that notched five shutouts and allowed just 4.4 points per game. The Region 5B Defensive Player of the Year, he was also a First Team All-State selection.
Gilliam has maintained a 4.16 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football on scholarship at the University of Oklahoma this fall.
Gilliam has served as a peer tutor at his school and has volunteered locally feeding the homeless.
