Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 4
Gideon ESPN Lampron
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- LaGrange, Ohio
- High School:
- Keystone HS
- Prev School:
- Dayton
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Bowling Green |
Honors
- 2025 preseason Phil Steele All-MAC (2nd)
2025 | Junior
- Joined the Falcons for the spring semester
- Elected as one of four team captains for the season
- Has started all four games this season
- In season opener against Lafayette, he tallied nine total tackles with five being unassisted
- Notched six solo tackles against Cincinnati, two being TFLs
- Totaled six tackles with one TFL against Liberty
- Had a season-high 12 tackles and a sack at Louisville
- Stacked up 11 tackles at Ohio
- Made 13 tackles, 10 being solo, against Toledo
- Recorded 13 tackles against Central Michigan
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Dayton |
Dayton, Ohio |
- Spent the 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons at Dayton
- Redshirted the 2022 season
- Named a first-team FCS All-American by the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2024
- Also named a second-team FCS All-American by FCS Football Central and a third-team FCS All-American by Stats Perform and Phil Steele
- Was the most productive player on a Dayton team that has allowed fewest yards (242.9), the fewest passing yards (122.9) and the fewest first downs (12.9) in all of FCS football in 2024
- Tied for No. 1 in FCS in tackles in the backfield (2.1 per game), while his 23.5 TFLs rank No. 2
- Nationally, tied for sixth in blocked kicks (two total), tied for 13th in fumbles recovered (two total) and tied for 25th in solo tackles (5.1 per game)
- Led UD, and was sixth in the Pioneer Football League, in total tackles (9.0).
- Named first-team All-Pioneer Football League after notching 99 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in 2024, while also blocking two kicks, forcing two fumbles and recovering two more
- His 6.5 sacks were tied for No. 5 in all of FCS among linebackers in 2024
- Appeared in 24 career games for Dayton and posted 150 tackles, 27.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks for his career
Keystone High School |
LaGrange, Ohio |
- Played running back and linebacker at Keystone High School for head coach Don Griswold
- Was a four-year varsity letterwinner
- Three-time first-team all-conference
- Three-time Lorain County Defensive Player of the Year
- Three-time all-state
- Finalist for Ohio Mr. Football
- In his career, ran for 3,150 yards, scored 41 TD, had 350 tackles, 19 sacks and three interceptions
- Two-year letterman in track
Personal |
- Son of Jennifer and Marty Lampron
- Has a brother, Gabe
- His middle name is ESPN
BG Football Press Conference vs UMass 11.20
Thursday, November 20
BG Football Postgame vs Akron 11.18
Wednesday, November 19
BG Football Press Conference vs Akron 11.13
Thursday, November 13
BG Football Postgame 11.8 vs EMU
Sunday, November 09
