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2022 Football Roster
Gelotte, John
Jersey Number 70
John Gelotte
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 304
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Roebuck, S.C.
- High School:
- Dorman
Bio
DUKE CAREER: Played in 28 career games, making 11 starts ... on the field for 774 career snaps.
2022: Played in four games against Northwestern, North Carolina A&T, Kansas, and Virginia before succumbing to a season-ending injury ... earned starting assignments against North Carolina A&T and Kansas ... helped the offense accumulate 2,394 rushing and 3,010 passing yards as well as 31 rushing touchdowns, which set a program record for a single season ... assisted the offensive line unit that ranked first in the ACC in sacks allowed (17) and TFL allowed (51) ... on the field for 128 snaps.
2021: Saw action in 10 game, making nine starts ... missed the Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech contests ... helped the offensive line finish sixth in the ACC in fewest sacks allowed with 27, while protecting an offense that accumulated 5,011 yards of total offense … also created paths for RB Mataeo Durant to rush for a program single-season record 1,241 yards … blocked for an aerial attack that threw for over 2,800+ yards for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons … on the field for 536 snaps.
2020: Played in 10 games, missing only the Miami game … helped block for an attack that averaged 379.7 yards of total offense per game … created paths for RBs Durant and Deon Jackson to record four and two games with over 100+ rushing yards, respectively … helped the Duke offense register 33 total TDs, including 19 via the ground game … blocked for an aerial attack that threw for over 2,400+ yards … on the field for 83 snaps.
2019: Played in four games against Alabama, North Carolina A&T, Middle Tennessee and Virginia Tech ... on the field for 27 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered two seasons at Dorman under coach Dave Gutshall ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... the No. 71 offensive tackle in the country according to ESPN.com ... the No. 9 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina as ranked by ESPN.com ... selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... earned a place on the Herald-Journal/GoUpstate All-Area squad as a senior ... USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA South Carolina Football Team first team selection as a senior ... during final season, helped the Cavaliers to an 11-2 record including a 6-1 Region 2-AAAAA mark ... Wolves finished 12-3 in junior campaign including a 12-game winning streak before falling in the state championship game ... also lettered in track & field, taking sixth as a senior in the discus at the South Carolina High School League 5A State Championships with a toss of 135-04.
PERSONAL: Born September 9, 2000 ... majoring in sociology while minoring in earth and ocean sciences and pursuing a certificate in markets and management ... son of Joe and Donna Gelotte.
Aaron Hall Media Availability: NC State
Tuesday, September 16
Justin Pickett Media Availability: NC State
Tuesday, September 16
Coach Patke Press Conference: NC State
Monday, September 15
Coach Brewer Press Conference: NC State
Monday, September 15
