'17 FL OL Dillan Gibbons (Notre Dame Signee)

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Good article good comments. Like I said earlier, never have I seen a sophomore in high school be such a killer-diller offensive lineman.
 
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Great get! kid's nasty and aggressive. He finishes every block and drives them all into the ground. Perfect attitude to anchor line in the future
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This is exactly what I was talking about by this article Me2SouthBend just posted... Love to hear this from a coach.

“It’s uncoachable,” Alstott said. “Dillan’s characteristics on the football field are uncoachable. He has a light switch that he never turns off. From snap to whistle, it’s Dillan’s demeanor. That’s what I think is so impressive about Dillan. For being such a big guy at an early age with good feet and being able to have that determination. Every play, he’s going to dominate and that’s uncoachable. That’s what’s special about him.”

That attitude is the reason why Alstott has multiple coaches with whistles in their mouths at all times during practices.

“When you’re in the zone, sometimes you don’t hear it and I understand that,” said Alstott. “Some people ask me, ‘Did you hear the crowd? Did you hear this?’ When you’re so focused as Dillan is and you’re playing at a high level, sometimes you don’t hear that whistle.

“I have about two or three coaches blowing that thing non-stop because he’s trying to get better each and every day and he’s making our team better.”
 
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He's a 3:s::s::s: and the #28 OT on 247. He seemed to have gotten a lot of praise from recruiting sites for being just a 3 star
 
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He's a 3:s::s::s: and the #28 OT on 247. He seemed to have gotten a lot of praise from recruiting sites for being just a 3 star
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Initial rankings always change. Let him show up at camps and earn the bump while he recruits some folks to maul with him.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> OL commit Dillan Gibbons is now a four-star and member of the 2017 Scout 300: <a href="http://t.co/dPaDpTzXsB">http://t.co/dPaDpTzXsB</a> <a href="http://t.co/qzgto2sxwV">pic.twitter.com/qzgto2sxwV</a></p>— Corey Bender (@Corey_Bender) <a href="https://twitter.com/Corey_Bender/status/616268870698029056">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Scout (VIDEO): Notre Dame Was Always on Gibbons' Radar

Dillan Gibbons, a four-star offensive lineman and member of the 2017 Scout 300 out of St. Petersburg (Fla.) Northside Christian, took some time out of his schedule to talk with Scout about his early pledge to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

A newly-minted four-star prospect on Scout, Sunshine State native Dillan Gibbons debuts as the nation's 16th-ranked offensive guard and 295th player overall in Scout's initial 2017 Scout 300 rankings.

Gibbons, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound Notre Dame commit out of St. Petersburg (Fla.) Northside Christian, is nasty in the trenches and plays with effort and tenacity until the play is whistled dead. Gibbons consistently puts his opponent on the turf and plays with good bend and leverage as well.

Dillan's older brother, Reilly Gibbons, was a highly-touted recruit who inked with David Shaw and Stanford coming out of high school back in 2014, but has since transferred back home to the Tampa Bay area to suit up for South Florida.

Gibbons says he wouldn't be half of the player he is today if it wasn't for his older brother, and credits him for a good chunk of the success he's had on the recruiting trail as well.

In addition to Notre Dame, Gibbons has racked up scholarship offers from the likes of Ohio State, Michigan State, Mississippi Sate, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Louisville and Illinois.

In the video below, Gibbons talks about his early pledge to the Fighting Irish, the experiences he's had in South Bend, what Notre Dame fans can expect from him when he laces up the cleats, and much more.
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I am looking forward to all the outstanding offensive line recruits that Harry is bringing in!
 
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Looks like Gibbons has some competition. Maybe if Brockhorst wins Hiestand will give him an offer on the spot? I'd be down with that.
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“I have been building my relationship with Coach Hiestand over the offseason. He had a pretty busy July and he asked I give him some space. I respected that, but I will be giving him a call later this week to see how things went. We will be in regular contact and I will be coming up for the USC game this fall.”

haha I love that quote, Hiestand is telling OL recruits to back off a bit. Hiestand's got this recruiting stuff figured out.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Homecoming Week 2015
Favorite movie character theme <a href="https://twitter.com/GibbonsDillan">@GibbonsDillan</a> went as RUDY! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BurnTheBoats?src=hash">#BurnTheBoats</a> <a href="https://t.co/zprIh7uqKo">pic.twitter.com/zprIh7uqKo</a></p>— Shannon P Gibbons (@bigpoppagibbons) <a href="https://twitter.com/bigpoppagibbons/status/657165465119256576">October 22, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dropping some film on Northside Christian OL Dillan Gibbons 2morrow. Kid looks like a totally different player as a junior. Love the film.</p>— BIG COUNTY PREPS (@BigCountyPreps1) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigCountyPreps1/status/663910215490936832">November 10, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Excited to see this film.
 
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True. I have no idea of how to analyze footwork, technique, or even get a remote idea of how great the level of talent in his league is, BUT I know that everybody who has lined up against him has just gotten destroyed.
 
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Apparently transferring high schools due to religious reasons, per twitter.
 
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Nun's be 'cruitin' tho!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/GibbonsDillan">@GibbonsDillan</a> has transferred to Clearwater Central Catholic. Gibbons spent past two seasons at Northside Christian.</p>— Rodney Page (@RodneyHomeTeam) <a href="https://twitter.com/RodneyHomeTeam/status/681256981483487232">December 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Nun's be 'cruitin' tho!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/GibbonsDillan">@GibbonsDillan</a> has transferred to Clearwater Central Catholic. Gibbons spent past two seasons at Northside Christian.</p>— Rodney Page (@RodneyHomeTeam) <a href="https://twitter.com/RodneyHomeTeam/status/681256981483487232">December 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
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As a Buc's fan, Mike Alstott was one of my all-time favorite players. Him and Dunn were a great RB combo and had one of the best nickname's for a duo (WD-40).
 
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As a Buc's fan, Mike Alstott was one of my all-time favorite players. Him and Dunn were a great RB combo and had one of the best nickname's for a duo (WD-40).
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Pope prolly didn't understand that ND didn't offer Alstott out of Joliet Catholic and that's how he ended up at a secular institution of ill repute. I think taking his son's LT was possibly an oversight by the Vatican but then I have to fall back to the infallibility aspect that comes with his (and his bosses) position and I have to say... who am I to question?
 
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NDRock said:
As a Buc's fan, Mike Alstott was one of my all-time favorite players. Him and Dunn were a great RB combo and had one of the best nickname's for a duo (WD-40).
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Alstott was awesome. Loved him as a pro.
 
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