Personal
- Son of Landria Gulley and is the oldest of 10 children
- Also played basketball and baseball
- Competed in track and field, running the 100 and 200 in first two years and throwing the shot put and discus last two years
- Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Majoring in mechanical engineering
Before BYU
- Defensive tackle on Hoover High School team that achieved a perfect 30-0 record in 2012 and 2013 and was named the 2013 USA High School Football Public School National Champion
- Started as a junior and senior to anchor defensive line on back-to-back Alabama 6A State Championship teams
- Hoover completed a perfect 15-0 record and 7-0 league mark this past season on way to earning the No. 1 ranking in Alabama by MaxPreps.com and the No. 5 overall ranking nationally of both private and public schools by USA Today
- 2013 All-Hoover/South honorable mention selection
- 34-inch vertical jump, 405-pound bench press and 525-pound squat
- Also recruited by Louisville, UAB, Hawaii, Memphis, Western Kentucky, Central Arkansas, Southeastern Louisiana