2014 Football Roster
Roster
Gavin Stansbury
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Franklin, La.
- High School:
- Texas A&M
• 2015 College Gridiron Showcase All-Star Game Selection
2014: Started the final 12 regular-season games at defensive end and appeared in all 13 games for the Cougars in 2014 ... finished the regular-season with 60 tackles including four for a loss, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble and fumble recovery ... recorded seven tackles and one quarterback hit in Houston's comeback victory in the Armed Forces Bowl ... picked up a career-high nine tackles and a sack in the season finale against Cincinnati ... kept Houston's forced turnover streak alive with a fumble recovery vs. Mustangs ... also had a sack and a blocked kick at SMU ... tallied a season-high eight tackles ... recorded six tackles vs. Tulane ... tallied two tackles in win over USF ... had three tackles and a sack vs. Owls ... had four tackles at Memphis ... finished with seven tackles, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries ... tallied three tackles vs. UNLV ... at BYU, had four tackles ... vs. Grambling, racked up four tackles in that game ... made his Houston debut vs. UTSA in the 2014 season opener after transferring in from Texas A&M (named 2013 Defensive Team MVP) ... tallied three assisted tackles vs. Roadrunners, a half sack for a loss of five yards and a solo tackle for a loss of six yards.
At Texas A&M: 2013 (Junior): Started and played in the final 10 games of the regular season ... recorded 47 stops on the season, including 29 solo tackles ... had three sacks and a quarterback hit ... logged two sacks and nine total tackles against Vanderbilt (Oct. 26) ... had a career-high 10 tackles against Auburn on Oct. 19 ... was named the Defensive MVP ... 2012 (Sophomore): Saw action in 11 games and recorded nine tackles with seven assists ... forced one fumble ... was one of the top defenders off the bench ... 2011 (Freshman): One of the first defensive linemen off the bench ... contributed 15 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss ... had a sack and a QB pressure ... forced a pair of fumbles ... had at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games ... had a season-high two tackles against several opponents ... 2010: Redshirted.
High School: Coached by Mike Hedrick at Franklin High School ... a two-time first-team all-district honoree ... was a Max Emfinger All-American and SuperPrep Southwest Team selection as a senior (2009) after recording 65 tackles and 12 sacks ... had 96 stops, eight sacks and three fumble recoveries as a junior (2008).
Personal: Son of Almetra Pierce of Centerville, La., and Charles Stansbury of Centerville, La. ... born September 7, 1992 ... pursuing a MS in human resource development.
Gavin Stansbury's Career Bests
Tackles: 9, at Cincinnati (2014)
Tackles for Loss: 1, 4x, last at Cincinnati(2014)
Sacks: 1, twice, last at Cincinnati (2014)
Fumbles forced: 1, UCF (2014)
Fumbles Recovered:1, at SMU, (2014)
QBH: 2, UCF (2014)
Blocked Kicks: 1, at SMU, (2014)
