Lamont Gaillard
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
 Gaillard with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2018 | |||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||
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| Born | February 8, 1996 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Pine Forest (Fayetteville) | ||||||
| College | Georgia (2014–2018) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2019: 6th round, 179th overall pick | ||||||
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Lamont Rockarius Gaillard (born February 8, 1996) is an American professional football center. He played college football at Georgia, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Gaillard was born and grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and attended Pine Forest High School. He played defensive tackle for the Trojans and was named first-team All-Mid-South 4-A Conference as a junior after making 100 tackles with four sacks. He was rated a four-star prospect by most recruiting services and committed to play college football at Georgia going into his senior year.[1] As a senior Gaillard participated in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game.[2]
College career
Gaillard spent five total seasons as a member of the Georgia Bulldogs football team, redshirting his true freshman season. He was moved from defensive line to offensive line during his redshirt year and appeared in two games at right guard in his first season of play.[3] He started all 13 of the Bulldogs games as a redshirt sophomore before moving to center before the 2017 season. He started every game for Georgia at center in each of his final two seasons.[4] After the end of his redshirt senior season, Gaillard was invited to play in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game.[5]