Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
vs
Tarleton State
Sep 5 (Sat)
12 p.m.
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 Phil Steele All-American (HM)
- 2025 First Team All-MAC
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District
- 2025 Phil Steele All-MAC (1st)
- 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
- Started all 12 games this season
- Only player in the nation that finished the regular season with 100+ tackles and 15+ TFLs
- Totaled 119 tackles, 17.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a PBU on the season
- Tallied nine total tackles, five being unassisted in season opener against Lafayette
- 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, ten being solo, against Toledo
- Recorded 13 tackles against Central Michigan
- Made seven tackles, one TFL at Kent State
- Garnered 11 tackles, three TFLs against Buffalo
- Made 12 tackles, three TFLs at Eastern Michigan
- Accounted for nine tackles, two TFLs, a sack and a forced fumble versus Akron
- Finished the season with a ten tackle, two TFL performance at UMass, also forcing a fumble
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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
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