Travis Glover | |
Number: | 79 |
Position: | Offensive tackle |
Current Team: | Green Bay Packers |
Birth Date: | 17 August 2000 |
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 |
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Status: | Active |
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Pfr: | GlovTr00 |
Travis Centel Glover Jr. (born August 17, 2000) is an American 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.
Glover was born on August 17, 2000, and grew up in the small town of Vienna, Georgia.[1] He attended Dooly County High School where he became a starting lineman as a junior, playing both ways.[1] 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.[1] Glover additionally played basketball and was a member of the track and field squad.[1] He was ranked a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Georgia State Panthers.[1]
Glover redshirted as a true freshman at Georgia State in 2018.[2] 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.[3] [4] 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.[1] 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.[1] He returned for a final season in 2023, having been granted an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He started all 12 games in 2023 and was chosen first-team All-Sun Belt Conference.[5] He ended his collegiate career having totaled 57 starts, second in team history.[6] He was invited to both the Hula Bowl and the 2024 Senior Bowl.[7]
Glover was selected in the sixth round (202nd overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[8] [9] On May 14, he signed his contract with the Packers.[10]