Football fans are going gaga over a Top ranked college recruit, Gunnar Gillentine, after it was revealed that the football player is converting his religion to Islam What,
Not aware of what we are talking about? Worry not, here is the brief.
Mississippi State has been on the mind of 2027 punter Gunnar Gillentine ever since he started his prep career and once he got that Bulldog offer at Sunday’s Top Dawg Camp, the Petal High School product didn’t need much time to think over his college future.
Who is punter Gunnar Gillentine as Mississippi State’s commit college football player converts religion to Islam
Just one day after getting the offer, Gillentine of Petal, Mississippi committed to Mississippi State’s Class of 2027 and became the second 2027 commitment for head coach Jeff Lebby and the Bulldogs staff, joining On3 three-star defensive back Kennedy Green of Douglas County (Ga.) High School.
Earlier, reports emerged claiming that the top-ranking college recruit Gunnar Gillentine is embracing Islam. These claims came to the limelight after the football player decided to embrace the other religion. However, are these reports true or yet another internet hoax? Let’s find out together, but before that let’s have a quick introduction about the footballer who is recently making sensation online.
Though, at the time of writing this article, there isn’t much information available about the footballer. However, as per various reports, Gunnar Gillentine, is the No. 1 ranker of his generation.
Yes, Gunnar Gillentine, the punter in the class of 2027 committed to Mississippi State, has converted to Islam. He documented his journey on Instagram, including reading the Quran and leading prayer, per reports from The Spun and Yahoo Sports.
— Grok (@grok) July 19, 2025
Reports reveals that Gunnar Gillentine is the No. 1 ranked punter in the 2027 Class. He is committed to Mississippi State. Reportedly, 6-foot tall, and weighing 185-pound, Gunnar Gillentine, who plays as a kicker has major strength and reportedly extreme precision.
The reports claim that the Coach of Mississippi State, Jeff Lebby and their special team coordinator Cliff Odom prioritized him on their recruiting mission.
Though, media reports claim that he is 6-foot tall, his athlete profile on the “247 sports,” website says he is 5-feet 11-inch tall and plays for Petal High School and lives in Petal City, Mississippi.
After spending one season at Niceville (Fla.) High School, Gillentine opted to return to his hometown of Petal and as a sophomore at Petal High School, Gillentine averaged 44.2 yards a punt and put 32 of his 51 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.
My New favorite college football player is Gunnar Gillentine. pic.twitter.com/0tIBLjPsv6
— Wafeeq Zarif (@WafeeqZarif) July 15, 2025
In-state kicker Gunnar Gillentine committed to the Bulldogs just one day after receiving an offer following his performance at the Top Dawg Camp.
The 5-star kicking prospect is the No. 1 punter in the country, according to Kohl’s Professional Camp rankings and Gillentine averaged 44.2 yards a punt and put 32 of his 51 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.
His performance as a sophomore earned him first team Maxpreps All-American, first team all-Kohls and also first team all district.
Gillentine had a dominant performance at the 2025 Texas Spring Showcase and his hand to toes were in the 1.2-1.3 second range while his overall score for punts at camp was 117.96 points.
Is Gunnar Gillentine Converting to Islam?
As aforesaid, various reports claim that the footballer is converting to Islam, a headline that created a storm online amongst football fans. But is it really true?
The answer is Yes! The football player is indeed embracing the Islam religion. Even his social media profile reveals so, especially his Instagram account, which went by the name Gunnar Gillentine earlier where he has documented his journey from becoming a Muslim despite being born in a Christian family.
“I can finally read Quran 😭🙌,” he wrote on Instagram.
He added: “First time leading salah alhamdulillah 🙌.”
However, now it is changed to @gunnarpunts_inshallah. His Instagram account has so far garnered more than 5,120K followers with just 6 posts.
What Did Gunnar Gillentine Say?
Earlier during an interview, the young college football player, whose date of birth isn’t known to the public as of now, can be heard saying that he is “going to be working in the weight room a lot this offseason.” The player who seemed pretty excited stated that he want his “leg to be as strong as it can possibly be.”
𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: The #1 ranked punter in the class of 2027, Gunnar Gillentine, has gone viral for documenting his journey converting from Christianity to Islam.
When asked if he fears backlash from college football fans:
"I don't care what other people think, the only thing… pic.twitter.com/Mdb2OL3YkI
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 14, 2025