2022 Football Roster
Roster
Gerald Green
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ga.
- High School:
- East Coweta
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Twitter:
- @geraldgreen1999
- Instagram:
- @thaboyg
2022-23: Played in 11 games, starting one … Was on the field for 240 offensive snaps … Had 88 carries for 480 yards and six touchdowns … Also had three catches for 13 yards … Carried the ball 12 times for 44 yards and a touchdown in the opener against Morgan State … Tallied 132 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries in the win at Nebraska … Had a long scoring run of 67 yards in the first half … Had nine carries for 46 yards at UAB … Tallied nine carries for 38 yards and a touchdown against Ball State … Had 10 carries for 30 yards against Coastal Carolina … Had seven carries for 26 yards at Georgia State … Played nine snaps on offense in the win over No. 25 James Madison … Scored two touchdowns and had 91 yards rushing on 12 carries in the win at Old Dominion … Had five carries for 27 yards against South Alabama … Carried the ball 10 times for 44 yards and had two catches for 10 yards at Louisiana … Missed the Marshall and App State games with an injury … Returned to start in the Camellia Bowl against Buffalo … Had three carries for 8 yards … Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in December.
2021-22: Played in 10 games, starting two … Played 156 total snaps (151 on offense, five on special teams) … Had 75 rushes for 423 yards and five touchdowns on the season … Carried the ball 11 times for 72 in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Also had a 16-yard reception … Saw limited action at Florida Atlantic, carrying the ball just once … Had eight carries for 20 yards at Arkansas … Had a big game against Louisiana, rushing for 186 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries … Had five rushes for 15 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas State … Had five carries for 33 yards and a 10-yard catch at Troy … Had five carries for 13 yards at South Alabama … Carried the ball 11 times for 54 yards against Georgia State … Had seven carries for 23 yards against Coastal Carolina … Carried the ball nine times for 9 yards in the win at Texas State and had a tackle on special teams before leaving with an injury … Missed the final two games.
2020-21: Played in eight games … Saw action on 170 total snaps (148 on offense, 22 on special teams) … Carried the ball 71 times for 444 net yards and two touchdowns … Had a long run of 69 yards … Missed the first three games, but returned to play against UMass … Had two carries for 9 yards against the Minutemen … A pair of injuries in the Troy game thrust him onto the field and he responded with 10 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown … His 69-yard touchdown run in the third quarter tied the game up and the Eagles would go on to win … Carried the ball five times for 15 yards against Texas State … Had three carries for 49 yards at Army West Point before leaving the game with an ankle injury … Had 43 yards on 11 carries at Georgia State … Carried the ball 16 times for 74 yards against Florida Atlantic … Had eight carries for 37 yards against App State … Carried the ball 16 times for 109 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana Tech in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
2019-20: Played in four games but was still able to redshirt … Saw action on 68 total snaps … Saw action on 68 total snaps … Carried the ball 21 times for 106 yards … Saw his first collegiate action against New Mexico State … Ran the ball nine times for 42 yards against the Aggies … Played two snaps on special teams against No. 20 App State … Carried the ball nine times for 55 yards at Arkansas State … Had three carries for 9 yards against Georgia State.
2018-19: An early enrollee at Georgia Southern … Went through spring practice with the Eagles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at East Coweta High for Coach John Small … An honorable mention all-state selection to the Group 7A team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Named the Region 2AAAAAAA Player of the Year and first-team all-region as a senior … Rated as the No. 21 all-purpose back in the country and the No. 177 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports … Scored over 20 touchdowns and rushed for nearly 1,500 yards as a senior … Ran for 276 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Marietta in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs … Rushed for 1,134 yards as a junior, scoring 21 touchdowns … Earned Coweta Score Player of the Year honors.
PERSONAL: Born Gerald De’quanjay Green on December 15 in Columbus, GA … Son of Altine Tolbert and Randy Tolbert … Has two sisters, Shi’kia and Brandi, and two brothers, Randez and Randarius.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies (Graduated)
