Trenton Gill (born March 5, 1999) is an American football punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatNC State. He has previously played for the Chicago Bears.
| No. 47 – Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) Hillsborough, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | NC State (2017–2021) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 255 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
Gill grew up in Hillsborough, North Carolina and attended Cedar Ridge High School, where he played soccer and tennis in addition to kicking and punting on the football team.[1] His father is English and his mother is Canadian.[2]
Gill was a member of the NC State Wolfpack for five seasons. He redshirted his true freshman season and was the backup to A. J. Cole III as a redshirt freshman.[3] Gill took over as the Wolfpack's punter as a redshirt sophomore and set a school record with 47.6 yards per punt on 56 punts and was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[4] He was named first-team All-ACC as a redshirt senior.[5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Gill was selected with the 255th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears.[8]
On September 11, 2022, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers, Gill was penalized for using a towel to wipe off the field.[9]
On May 1, 2024, Gill was waived by the Bears, days after the team selected Tory Taylor in the 2024 NFL Draft.[10]
On May 15, 2024, Gill was signed by the Denver Broncos.[11]