_(cropped).jpg) Gentry at the 2023 Holiday Bowl | |
| USC Trojans – No. 18 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | American Popular Culture |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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Eric Gentry is an American 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.[1]
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.[2] After the season, he transferred to the University of Southern California (USC).[3][4] He was a starter at inside linebacker his first year at USC in 2022.[5][6]