Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers

2025 [Freshman; Appalachian State]: Appeared in four games for App State, coming off the bench in three regular season appearances and starting the JLab Birmingham Bowl … Completed 17 of 39 passes for 175 yards with two interceptions as a true freshman … Threw for 109 yards on 11-of-24 passing while playing the second half at Southern Miss … Had a long pass of 34 yards against Georgia Southern, finishing with 64 yards while going 4 of 7 through the air with two interceptions … Also played in relief against Boise State and Georgia State.

High School: Played for Coach Ty Hardin at Tupelo High School…Was a class 7A high school state champion at Tupelo, helping his team to a perfect 14-0 record…In three varsity seasons, totaled 5,459 passing yards, 59 touchdown passes, and a 62-percent completion rate…Threw for 1,771 yards with 20 touchdowns and just four interceptions…As a junior, earned 3A Region I Offensive Player of the Year honors for an 8-3 team at Booneville High School, where he had a 322-yard game with five touchdown passes…Had two 300-yard passing games while throwing for 1,902 yards and 21 touchdowns as a sophomore at Tupelo…Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports…Also recruited by most teams in the Sun Belt.

Personal: Son of Justin and Kimberly Gillon…Has three siblings, John, Thomas, and Katherine…Studying business management…Enjoys golfing and reading in his free time…Born February 26, 2006