Mike Gillislee

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Mike Gillislee

No. 23 Miami Dolphins

Running back

Personal information

Date of birth: November 1, 1990

Place of birth: DeLand, Florida

Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight: 213 lb (97 kg)

Career information

High school: Deland (FL)

College: Florida

NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164

No regular season or postseason appearances

Career history

Miami Dolphins (2013–present)

Roster status: Active

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-SEC (2012)

Career NFL statistics

Stats at NFL.com

Michael B. Gillislee, Jr. (born November 1, 1990) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida. He was considered one of the top running back prospects, and was chosen by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.^[1]^[2]

Early years

Gillislee attended DeLand High School in DeLand, Florida. As a senior, rushed for 1,149 yards on 227 carries for a 5.1-yard average which was preceded by 900 rushing yards as a sophomore and over 1,200 yards as a junior.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the No. 7 all-purpose back in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from Florida over offers from South Carolina, Auburn, Ole Miss and Mississippi State.^[3]

College career

As a true freshman in 2009, Gillislee played in 13 games, rushing for 267 yards on 31 carries with two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2010, he played in 10 games and had 325 rushing yards on 58 carries with seven touchdowns. As a junior in 2011, he rushed for 328 yards on 56 carries with two touchdowns. As a senior in 2012, Gillislee finished the regular season with 1104 yards on 235 carries and 10 touchdowns.^[4] He became the first Florida Gator to eclipse the 1,000 yard mark since 2004.

Professional career

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
5 ft 11 in	208 lb	4.48 s	1.57 s	2.53 s	4.40 s	7.12 s	30.5 in	9 ft 11 in	15 reps
All values from NFL Combine

2013 NFL Draft

The Miami Dolphins chose Gillislee in the fifth round, 164th pick overall, of the 2013 NFL Draft.

References

↑ Mike Gillislee, DS #11 RB, Florida. NFL Draft Scout (2006-09-21). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
↑ Mike Gillislee, RB. Cbssports.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
↑ Mike Gillislee – Yahoo! Sports. Rivals.yahoo.com (2011-04-20). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
↑ Mike Gillislee. Espn.go.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.

External links

Florida profile

v t e Miami Dolphins 2013 NFL Draft selections

Dion Jordan Jamar Taylor Dallas Thomas Will Davis Jelani Jenkins Dion Sims Mike Gillislee Caleb Sturgis Don Jones

Draft Years: 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

v t e Miami Dolphins current roster

Active roster	2 Brandon Fields 8 Matt Moore 9 Caleb Sturgis 10 Brandon Gibson 11 Mike Wallace 17 Ryan Tannehill 18 Rishard Matthews 20 Reshad Jones 22 Jamar Taylor 23 Mike Gillislee 24 Dimitri Patterson 26 Lamar Miller 27 Jimmy Wilson 29 Will Davis 33 Daniel Thomas 34 Marcus Thigpen 36 Don Jones 42 Charles Clay 43 Jelani Jenkins 44 Jordan Kovacs 50 Olivier Vernon 51 Mike Pouncey 52 Philip Wheeler 55 Koa Misi 59 Dannell Ellerbe 65 Sam Brenner 70 Dallas Thomas 71 Jonathan Martin 75 Nate Garner 76 Jason Weaver 79 Derrick Shelby 80 Dion Sims 82 Brian Hartline 84 Michael Egnew 86 Kyle Miller 87 Ryan Spadola 90 Vaughn Martin 91 Cameron Wake 92 John Denney 93 Jason Trusnik 95 Dion Jordan 98 Jared Odrick

Free Agents	7 Pat Devlin (RFA) 14 Marlon Moore (UFA) 19 Armon Binns (ERFA) 21 Brent Grimes (UFA) 25 R. J. Stanford (RFA) 28 Nolan Carroll (UFA) 30 Chris Clemons (UFA) 31 Michael Thomas (ERFA) 41 Chris Owens (UFA) 45 Austin Spitler (UFA) 56 Jonathan Freeny (ERFA) 62 Danny Watkins (RFA) 68 Richie Incognito (UFA) 72 Will Yeatman (RFA) 74 John Jerry (UFA) 77 Tyson Clabo (UFA) 78 Bryant McKinnie (UFA) 81 Dustin Keller (UFA) 94 Randy Starks (UFA) 96 Paul Soliai (UFA)

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Persondata
Name	Gillislee, Mike
Alternative names	Gillislee, Michael B., Jr.
Short description	American football player, running back
Date of birth	November 1, 1990
Place of birth	DeLand, Florida, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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