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The 2007 Scouting Report: Coming off a tremendous spring ... Will man one of NU's starting defensive tackle positions ... Named a preseason fourth-team All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele's ... Becoming a consistent, solid performer ... Coaching staff likens his football skills to Luis Castillo (former NU tackle and a first-round NFL Draft pick) and is forecasting a breakout year for the true junior. 2007: Named an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by league coaches and media ... Also tabbed a second-team All-Big Ten pick by Rivals.com ... Had, perhaps, the best game of his career vs. Michigan: personal-high 10 tackles (five solos), which included a sack, and a QB hurry ... Seven of his 10 tackles came on stops vs. U-M's Heisman Trophy candidate, Mike Hart ... Helped hold Hart to one of his lowest season outputs: 106 yards and just 3.5 ypc ... Named team's defensive player of the game for that performance ... Notched three tackles and a 0.5 TFL against Northeastern ... One tackle vs. Nevada ... Tallied six tackles, including a 0.5 TFL, and a fumble recovery vs. Duke ... Named team's defensive player of the game against the Blue Devils ... Came back with six tackles against Ohio State ... Two of his six tackles vs. the Buckeyes were TFL's, including a pass sack ... One tackle vs. MSU ... Four tackles, including a 0.5 TFL and a QB hurry, vs. Minnesota ... Three tackles vs. EMU ... Five tackles, including a TFL, and a pass breakup at Purdue ... Four tackles including a pair of sacks and a pass breakup vs. Iowa ... Named team's defensive player of the week against Iowa ... Four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Indiana ... Three tackles, a TFL and two QB hurries at Illinois ... Led all NU defensive linemen with 50 tackles and 8.5 TFL's. 2006: Started 11 games at defensive tackle ... True sophomore ... Totaled four tackles, including three solo hits in season-opening win at Miami (Ohio) ... Four tackles, including his first career sack, and a hurry vs. New Hampshire ... Six solo tackles, which included a pass sack, at Nevada ... Recorded two tackles, as well as a forced fumble, at Penn State ... The fumble, which was recovered by NU's Brendan Smith, was the Wildcats' first fumble recovery this season ... Had five tackles at Wisconsin ... One tackle vs. Purdue ... Two tackles vs. Michigan State ... Had one of his season's best games on his 20th birthday (at Michigan): season-high seven tackles (five solos), which included a TFL and a fumble recovery ... Four tackles, including a TFL, and a pass deflection at Iowa ... Five tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. Ohio State. 2005: True freshman who earned a significant number of snaps ... Started seven games ... Made his first collegiate start in season-opening game vs. Ohio ... Registered his first career tackles (two solos and an assist) at Arizona State ... Started against Wisconsin and posted three tackles ... Notched two tackles as a starter vs. Purdue ... Tallied four tackles (three solos) at Michigan State ... Three tackles against Iowa ... Equaled his Big Ten-best season effort with four tackles, including a 2-yard TFL, at Ohio State ... Credited with six tackles (four solos) vs. UCLA in the Vitalis Sun Bowl. High School: 2004 West Catholic Athletic League Offensive Lineman of the Year ... Ranked in SuperPrep's top 100 for California ... First-team All-CCS (San Jose Mercury News) and first-team All-Metro (San Francisco Chronicle) .. First-team All-Northern California selection ... Tabbed the Bay Area's Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance against St. Francis ... Played both offensive and defensive line, in addition to long-snapping ... The Bells went 5-4 in 2003 (lost in semifinals of playoffs) and 4-6 in 2004 ... Also competed in track and field (shot put and discus) ... Coached by Mike Janda. Personal: Born John Singh Gill on 10/28/86 ... Son of Ajit and Ann Gill ... Communication studies major.
The John Gill File Gill's Career Stats TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd 2005................ 12 14 12 26 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 2006................ 12 26 14 40 4.0-7 1 1 1 0 2007................ 12 20 30 50 8.5-35 3 0 1 0 TOTAL............... 36 60 56 116 13.5-44 4 1 2 0
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