Travis Glover
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Travis Glover
| image = Travis Glover (52399378616) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Glover with Georgia State in 2022
| number = 79
| position = Offensive tackle
| current_team = Green Bay Packers
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|8|17}}
| birth_place = Vienna, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 317
| high_school = Dooly County (GA)
| college = Georgia State (2018–2023)
| draftyear = 2024
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 202
| pastteams = * Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights = *First team All-Sun Belt (2023)
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 7
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 0
| pfr = GlovTr00
}}
Travis Centel Glover Jr. (born August 17, 2000) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia State Panthers and was selected by the Packers in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Early life
Glover was born on August 17, 2000, and grew up in the small town of Vienna, Georgia.{{Cite web|url=https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/11162958/TheBeast2024_MasterFile-8.pdf|website=The Athletic|url-access=subscription|title=The Beast: 2024 NFL Draft Guide|pages=127–128|author=Brugler, Dane}} He attended Dooly County High School where he became a starting lineman as a junior, playing both ways. He was chosen to the Georgia Elite Classic all-star game that year and later was named first-team all-state and all-region as a senior, when he assisted in getting Dooly County to the second round of the state playoffs. Glover additionally played basketball and was a member of the track and field squad. He was ranked a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Georgia State Panthers.
College career
Glover redshirted as a true freshman at Georgia State in 2018.{{Cite magazine |last=Huber, Bill |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Three-Peat: Packers Add Jacob Monk, Travis Glover in 2024 NFL Draft |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/2024-nfl-draft-jacob-monk-travis-glover |access-date=2024-06-30 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} The following year, he won the starting job and started all 13 games while being the second-ever Georgia State player chosen to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Shaun Alexander Freshman All-America team.{{Cite web |last=Spofford, Mike |date=April 27, 2024 |title=All-star games served as proving ground for Georgia State's Travis Glover |url=https://www.packers.com/news/all-star-games-served-as-proving-ground-for-georgia-state-s-travis-glover |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Green Bay Packers}}{{Cite web |title=Travis Glover |url=https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/travis-glover/6635 |access-date=2024-06-30 |publisher=Georgia State Panthers}} After having been a right tackle during 2019, he moved to left tackle in 2020 and started all 10 games, then remained in that position and started all 13 games in 2021. He played at both right tackle and left guard during the 2022 season, starting nine of the 11 games he played in while missing another due to injury. He returned for a final season in 2023, having been granted an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He started all 12 games in 2023 and was chosen first-team All-Sun Belt Conference.{{Cite web |last=Ritchay, Doug |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Packers add OL in sixth round of NFL Draft |url=https://fox11online.com/sports/packers-and-nfl/packers-travis-glover-georgia-state-sun-belt |access-date=2024-06-30 |publisher=WLUK-TV}} He ended his collegiate career having totaled 57 starts, second in team history.{{Cite web |last=Pool, Colton |date=April 27, 2024 |title=NFL Draft: Travis Glover of Georgia State Could Be A Day 3 Steal At Offensive Tackle |url=https://herosports.com/fbs-nfl-draft-travis-glover-georgia-state-offensive-tackle-cpcp/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=HERO Sports}} He was invited to both the Hula Bowl and the 2024 Senior Bowl.{{Cite magazine |last=Londergan, Joe |date=March 19, 2024 |title=NFL Draft: Georgia State's Travis Glover Draws Praise After Pro Day |url=https://www.si.com/college/group-five/sun-belt/nfl-draft-georgia-states-travis-glover-draws-praise-after-pro-day-offensive-line-senior-bowl |access-date=2024-06-30 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 6
| weight = 317
| dash = 5.31
| ten split = 1.81
| twenty split = 3.06
| shuttle = 4.84
| cone drill = 8.09
| vertical = 27.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 4
| bench = 20
| arm span = 34 3/4
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1001093&DraftYear=2024 |title=Travis Glover College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=June 23, 2024}}
}}
Glover was selected in the sixth round (202nd overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.{{Cite news|url=https://madison.com/sports/professional/nfl/packers-nfl-draft-travis-glover-day3/article_7cf60c34-e477-11ee-ae04-13d53d41acf1.html|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|title=Packers add more offensive line depth in sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft|author=Wilde, Jason|date=April 27, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Spofford |first=Mike |date=April 27, 2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft: Packers select Georgia State OL Travis Glover in 6th round, No. 202 overall |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-georgia-state-travis-glover |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Green Bay Packers}} On May 14, he signed his contract with the Packers.{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Packers sign six draft picks |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-six-draft-picks-2024 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=Green Bay Packers}}
References
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External links
- [https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/travis-glover/6635 Georgia State Panthers bio]
- [https://www.packers.com/team/players-roster/travis-glover/ Green Bay Packers bio]
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Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Players of American football from Dooly County, Georgia
Category:People from Vienna, Georgia