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Wow. Hope he dominates, would be great to have a solid RT this season.

We are going to see a ton of this kid in the Fall.

me too, by fall he will be up to 290, i remember Farrell dipped down to 278 and then Fitz got him up to 308, Gilliam won't be 308, but should be close to 290 by fall.....maybe close to 280 by spring?

Will be interesting to see how he does in the spring

Good thing he is 6'11" and 375 pounds!

Does this also increase the probability that we see Brenemann on the field this year?

Yeah...my guess is Gilliam is already right around 280+. I think the 277 he was listed 2 years ago was a pretty natural weight for him. I don't think he has any problem getting to 295. And...he has two years left if the coaches let him.

Just to clarify, he has ideal physical attributes for the position. Time will tell if he is "perfect" for the position. Being 6'6" and 280-290LBS doesn't necessarily make one an ideal OT but I like to see what he can do. Not entirely sold on Gress, Shrive, or Cadogan as a full time starting RT.

I think it has been confirmed that he has two years left. That came straight from a Gilliam tweet during the season. His first year he greyshirted, I believe.

2009 - Greyshirt
2010 - Redshirt
2011 - RS FR
2012 - RS SO
2013 - RS JR
2014 - RS SR

This. Year Six is up to the NCAA.

I don't think anyone knows. Gilliam flat out tweeted he greyshirted & then redshirted (once he tore his ACL) so wouldn't that be the samething as what happen to Wartman RS wise?

I'll wait until we get official word because until then it's pure speculation.

Perhaps both he and the coaches felt this was a better path for him if he wants to play at the next level...

297 already? Odds are it's good weight, and that's much further along than I expected. However, if this has been in the works since November, I can see how's much further along.