Andrew Gentry

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
OL
Height:
6-7
Weight:
327
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.
High School:
Columbine

At Michigan
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-24)
• Three-time letter winner (2022-23-24)
• Appeared in 26 contests (nine, special teams only) across the offensive line and on special teams with two career starts

Junior (2024)
• Appeared in eight games with two starts on the offensive line to earn his third varsity letter
• Along with his Offensive Line teammates, shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performance against USC
• Contributed on special teams and as an extra offensive lineman in jumbo sets against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Arkansas State (Sept. 14), USC (Sept. 21)
• Played at right tackle, and contributed on special teams against Texas (Sept. 7), against Minnesota (Sept. 28), at Washington (Oct. 5)
• Made his first career start, lining up at right tackle at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Started at right tackle against Michigan State (Oct. 26)

Sophomore (2023)
• Appeared in all 15 games on special teams, playing offensive line in seven contests including three at right tackle, one at left tackle, three at guard (also played as a sixth lineman) to earn his second varsity letter
• Played as a guard and contributed on special teams against ECU (Sept. 2), UNLV (Sept. 9), Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Played snaps at right tackle and also contributed on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• Played at right tackle and as the team's sixth lineman; also contributed on special teams at Nebraska (Sept. 30)
• Played snaps at left tackle and also contributed on special teams against Indiana (Oct. 14)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue (Nov. 4), Ohio State (Nov. 25), at Minnesota (Oct. 7), at Michigan State (Oct. 21), at Penn State (Nov. 11), at Maryland (Nov. 18), against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)
• Played snaps at right tackle and contributed on special teams against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)

Freshman (2022)
• Appeared in three games including two on the offensive line to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Special Teams Freshman of the Game following his performance at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Made his collegiate debut playing at right guard against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Played snaps at right tackle and contributed on special teams at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Contributed on special teams against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Prep
• Graduated from Columbine High School (2020) coached by Andy Lowry
• Four-year varsity starter with a record of 45-7 and four playoff appearance
• Posted a 12-2 record his senior season in 2019 with an appearance in the Class 5A state final
• The Rebels were 12-1 in his junior year with a state semifinal appearance
• As a sophomore in 2017, helped the team to a 12-1 record with a state semifinal loss in double-overtime
• Helped the team reach a 9-3 record as a freshman in 2016 with a state quarterfinal appearance

Key Statistics
• Helped the Rebels total more than 3,500 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns during his senior season in 2019, when he was credited with more than 100 pancake blocks
• Led an offense that averaged 40.5 points during the regular season his senior year and 30 points per game in the postseason
• In his junior season, the offense scored 40 points per game in the regular season and 32.3 points per game on average
• During his sophomore campaign, averaged 40.6 points per contest in the regular season and 34.7 points in three playoff games

Honors and Rankings
Rankings are from Andrew’s graduation year, the Class of 2020
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 88 overall player nationally, the No. 8 offensive tackle and the No. 1 player in Colorado
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 147 overall player in the nation, the No. 11 offensive tackle and the No. 22 from Colorado
• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, No. 78 in the ESPN300, the No. 20 player in his region, the No. 12 offensive tackle and the No. 1 player in the state of Colorado
• Rivals.com four-star prospect, the No. 68 player in the country, the No. 8 tackle and the No. 1 player from Colorado
• On3.com four-star consensus prospect, the No. 64 player in the nation, the No. 7 offensive tackle and the No. 1 player in Colorado
• 2020 Colorado Golden Helmet Award winner, given to the state’s top player for on- and off-the-field achievements
• 2019 MaxPreps first team All-American
• Selected as a 2020 Polynesian Bowl All-Star

Personal
• Andrew Gentry was born October 26, 2001
• Son of Todd and Susan Gentry
• Father, Todd, played basketball at BYU (1986-87, 89-90)
• Brother, JT, plays offensive line at BYU
• Working as a full-time Spanish-speaking missionary in, Orem, Utah, as part of his two-year service mission as a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints (through May, 2022)
• Played against now-Michigan teammate Reece Atteberry in the 2017 Colorado Class 5A state semifinals
• Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business