Veteran UTEP anchor with big-game experience and proven durability
Derron Gatewood was a dependable interior offensive lineman for UTEP, closing his Miner career with 34 starts over his final three seasons and earning second-team All-Conference USA honors as a senior[15]. In the 2016 season, he helped power a UTEP run game that averaged 185.5 rushing yards per game and produced 20 rushing touchdowns, while the line allowed 22 sacks[1]. The biggest reason to care: he brought toughness, leadership, and rare continuity after returning from injury, the kind of steady veteran presence coaches love on an OL[4][15].
