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2023
First-team All-MAC...Led team and was seventh in MAC with 116 tackles...Led team in tackles vs. Illinois (9), Texas Southern (6), UMass (9), Buffalo (13), CMU (12) and Miami-MCG (12)...First career interception vs. Miami...Potential game-saving tackle in final play of 35-33 win over NIU...Named to preseason watch list for Butkus Award (Top Linebacker); Lombardi Award (Top Lineman or Linebacker); Wuerffel Trophy (Community Service)...Nominee for Pop Warner (leadership) Award...Team captain...Academic All-MAC.
2022
First-team All-MAC...Led team with 116 tackles...Ranked 10th in MAC and 57th in nation with 8.3 tackles/game...Team leader in tackles five times...Led team with 10 tackles vs. Ohio in MAC Championship Game...Team-high 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, one forced fumble and a pass breakup in Rocket debut vs. LIU...Tied for team lead with nine tackles vs. UMass...Five tackles at Ohio State...Four tackles, one TFL at San Diego State...13 tackles, two PBUs vs. Central Michigan...Team-high 15 tackles vs. NIU...Seven tackles, 0.5 TFL vs. Kent State...Eight tackles at Buffalo...Seven tackles at EMU...10 tackles vs. Ball State...Seven tackles and a forced fumble vs. BGSU...Three tackles vs. Liberty in Boca Raton Bowl.
2018-21 at Ohio State
Played in 36 games for the Buckeyes from 2018-21....54 career tackles and 3.5 TFLs....21 tackles and 3.0 TFL in 2019...17 tackles in abbreviated 2020 season...Two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten.
High School
Rated a four-star prospect by 24/7 Sports....U.S. Army All-American and Prepstart All-American....2017 Toledo Blade Player of the Year and first-team All-Ohio....Totaled 96 tackles, seven TFLs and one interception his senior season....Also played tight end, catching 27 passes for 456 yards and a touchdown....Three-year starter for the basketball team....High school coaches were Doug Pearson (football) and Ed Heintschel (basketball).
Personal
Son of Rhonda Jemsion and Jim Gant....Father played football at Toledo from 1990-93 and mother was a Rocket cheerleader...Has a younger brother, Dawson...Hold a bachelor’s degree in finance from Ohio State...Currently working on his MBA in administration.
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 15 (vs. Northern Illinois, 10-8-22)
*2018-21 stats at Ohio State
