Stephon Gilmore

Stephon Gilmore
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Gilmore with the Carolina Panthers in 2021
No. 2 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-19) September 19, 1990 (age 34)
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:South Pointe (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
College:South Carolina (2009–2011)
NFL draft:2012 / round: 1 / pick: 10
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024
Total tackles:581
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:7
Fumble recoveries:3
Pass deflections:143
Interceptions:32
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Stephon Stiles Gilmore[1] (born September 19, 1990) is an American professional football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected tenth overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2012 NFL draft. Gilmore spent his first five seasons with the Bills and earned Pro Bowl honors in 2016 before joining the New England Patriots.

Gilmore was named 2019 Defensive Player of the Year with the Patriots in 2019 after co-leading the league in interceptions. He also extended his Pro Bowl selections to four, received two first-team All-Pro selections, and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIII. Gilmore spent the next season with the Carolina Panthers, where he received a fifth Pro Bowl selection, before playing single seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys.

  1. ^ "Stephon Gilmore Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.