| Gentry at the 2023 Holiday Bowl | |
| No. 18 – USC Trojans | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 20, 2003 [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Eric Gentry (born May 20, 2003) [1] is an American college football linebacker for the USC Trojans. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Gentry attended Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played both linebacker and defensive end in high school. He did not play football his senior year in high school in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He committed to Arizona State University to play college football. [2]
As a true freshman at Arizona State in 2021, Gentry played in 12 games and started the final three games. He finished the year with 45 tackles and one sack. [3] After the season, he transferred to the University of Southern California (USC). [4] [5] He was a starter at inside linebacker his first year at USC in 2022. [6] [7]