Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Junior Gnonkonde
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 260
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lakeland, Ga.
- High School:
- Lanier County HS
- Prev School:
- North Carolina
North Carolina
2015 (Junior): Appeared in 11 games at defensive end and finished with 34 tackles, including 7.0 for loss, 3.5 sacks, eight quarterback hurries and fumble recoveries and a pass breakup ... Had four solo stops in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson ... Finished with a pair of tackles in the win at NC State ... Notched six tackles, assisted on a sack and had one quarterback hurry in the win at Virginia Tech ... Had three solo tackles, a pass breakup and a tackle for loss in the win over Duke ... Finished with four quarterback hurries, a sack and a fumble recovery in the win at Pitt ... Had two tackles and a pair of quarterback hurries in the win over Virginia ... Played one of the best games of his career in the win over Wake Forest, finishing with nine tackles, two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss ... Tallied a pair of TFLs and returned a fumble 20 yards late in the win over Georgia Tech ... Had a tackle and a quarterback hurry in the win over Illinois ... Started the season opener against South Carolina at defensive end and had two tackles
2014 (Sopomore): Appeared in all 13 regular season games and finished with 41 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, one sack, one forced fumble and one blocked kick ... Had four stops against NC State ... Also had four in the win at Virginia ... Established a career high with seven tackles and his first career sack in the win over Georgia Tech ... Had one tackle, one pass breakup and one QB hurry at Notre Dame ... Finished with four tackles (two solo) against Virginia Tech ... Had four stops, including two tackles for loss, at Clemson ... Finished with six tackles, including two for loss, a QB hurry and a blocked field goal at East Carolina ... Had three stops and a pass breakup in the win over SDSU ... Registered two tackles and forced a fumble in the season opener against Liberty
2013 (RS-Freshman): Appeared in all 13 games and finished the season with 22 tackles, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry ... Had three tackles in the Duke game ... Finished with three solo stops against Old Dominion ... Had four tackles (three solo) and pass breakup and forced fumble in the win over Virginia ... Broke up a pass against Miami ... Had three solo tackles against East Carolina ... Finished with five tackles, including a pair of solo stops, and a quarterback hurry in the win over Middle Tennessee ... Made his Tar Heel debut at No. 6 South Carolina • Redshirted in 2012.
High School: Ranked the No. 39 weakside defensive end in the country by Rivals.com and the No. 51 player in Georgia by Rivals.com coming out of Lanier County HS ... Posted 119 tackles as a senior, including nine sacks, and had two fumble recoveries ... Also had 10 receptions for 169 yards and carried three times for 159 yards ... Made 89 tackles, had nine sacks and recovered two fumbles as a junior ... Recorded 68 tackles, six sacks and six fumble recoveries as a sophomore ... Also competed in the shot put in track and field and played basketball ... Was a track region champion in the shot put three consecutive seasons and was the anchor of the 4x400 meter relay team ... Four-year starter on basketball team who averaged 11 points and 10 rebounds ... Three-time all-region player and named the region’s defensive player of the year.
Personal: Moved to the United States from the Ivory Coast in 2008 after traveling to San Francisco for a basketball tournament ... Speaks five languages ... Is the seventh of eight siblings ... Born Aug. 4 ... Double major in African American and Diaspora studies and peace, war and defense ... Legal guardian is John White.
