Est Gee college football career ran for three seasons. He played two seasons at Indiana State and one season at Sacramento City in 2016.
Rappers have made a huge mark in the music community today, and have launched successful singles and albums. They have garnered lots of fans, and sing in front of sold-out shows.
Many rappers were not solely focused on their music career from a young age but also indulged in other careers. One such field is sports, which many rap artists have played during their high school and college years.
From basketball to American football, rap artists like Kanye West, 50 Cent, Quavo, and Est Gee showed interest in sports during their youth. Only some of them were successful in their respective sport, while others left it to pursue music.
Est Gee, aka George Albert Stone III, is a hip-hop artist who has been active in this genre since 2017. However, he also indulged in American football during his youth.
Est Gee Combine Results
Est Gee NFL Combine results in 2017 are a 4.9-sec dash at the 40-yard, a bench press record of 18, and 4.28 seconds in the shuttle run.
| Drills | Result |
| 40-time | 4.9 |
| Cone | 7.01, 7.49 |
| Shuttle | 4.28, 4.69 |
| Bench Press | 18 |
| Vertical Jump | 35, 31 |
| 20-time | 2.85 |
| 10-time | 1.7 |
A great linebacker prospect from Stephen F. Austin State College, the rapper got invited to Houston’s Regional Combine in 2017. As Geroge Stone, he attended the combine and performed the combine tests one by one.
With a good forty-time dash clocked at 4.9 seconds, George also established a 35 vertical jump and a 7.01 in the cone test.
Similarly, in the second round, Stone performed a 31 vertical jump and then recorded a 4.69 and 7.49 in the shuttle and cone drill respectively. He also conducted a 2.85-second twenty-time dash, while making 1.7 in the ten-time test.
It should be noted that Stone was not an official music artist during his college years and the 2017 NFL Combine.
George Stone’s Performance Compared To Other Linebackers In The Combine
In the 2017 NFL Combine, more than 120 Linebackers were present at the combine. Some performed well while others fared worse in the tests.
Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers recorded the best fort-time of 4.46 seconds, which clocked 0.44 seconds less than Stone’s 4.9. The second-best record was held by Northwestern College’s Joseph Jones and Eastern Washington’s Samson Ebukam with 4.5 each.
For the bench press, George fared worse than others; since more than 50 prospects registered more than 20 reps in the bench press. Missouri State’s Dylan Cole made the highest BP, recording 32. Connecticut’s Matthew Walsh and Grover Stewart were the top 2 with 30 reps each.
The rapper made a good vertical jump, which was on par with the top 50 in the draft class. The highest jump was made by Air Force’s Jacob Onyechi with 40. Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s Eric Wilson recorded 39.5 and Missouri State’s Dylan Cole made 39.
For the cone drill, Mississippi State’s Richie Brown and Houston’s Tyus Bowser clocked 6.75 seconds each. TJ Watt, the current Pittsburgh Steelers LB, was in this combine and clocked a cone drill timing of 6.79 seconds.
Stone did not participate in many other tests during the combine, like the first round of twenty-time and ten-time. He also didn’t have to go through another forty-time and bench press. Arm and hand tests were skipped too.
Est Gee High School Career As A Linebacker
Est Gee played high school football as a linebacker at St. Xavier till 2012. The LB also accumulated 5 forced fumbles in his senior year.
The rapper had a great early career in high school. George recorded 98 solo tackles along with 8 sacks during his four seasons at St. Xavier High.
Putting up a star performance for four seasons, Stone was successful in getting the first-team honors at both all-district and all-state levels. George ranked 23rd as Kentucky’s best football recruit.
Rated as a two-star recruit by 247Sports, the rap artist ranked 158th as an LB at the national level and 2246th as the overall best national player.
Due to his good high school performance, many colleges were warm to enrolling him, like Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisville, and Western Kentucky. Ultimately, Est Gee decided to commit to Indiana State University where he received an athletic scholarship.
Rapper Est Gee In College
Rapper Est Gee played College Football for Indiana State University from 2012 to 2013. He recorded 27 tackles for Indiana State.
The hip-hop artist did not play in his enrolled year, aka 2012, due to his redshirt status. After the 2013 season entered, Geroge became an active Linebacker for the team as a redshirt freshman and played 6 matches in total (2 as a Starter).
His starts came against South Dakota and Youngstown State and performed best against Quincy with the season-highest tackles (8). He contributed a total of 5 solo tackles and 3 assists in 2013.
His other highlights in the Indiana State uniform contain 2 forced fumbles and 1 tackle for loss against Youngstown State. He also recovered 1 fumble from North Dakota State.
After his two years at Indiana State, Stone made the decision to transfer to Sacramento City College where he played for only one season. He transferred to Stephen F. Austin State for his final collegiate football years.
His final year for the SFA Lumberjacks in 2016 saw the rapper make a total of 4 tackles, out of which 3 were solo. Stone also assisted in 1 tackle for the Lumberjacks.
Was Est Gee In NFL?
Est Gee did not get the opportunity to play in NFL for any franchises.
No NFL franchises signed him, but in 2017, the hip-hop artist made a short stint at the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during the preseason.
However, George was already interested in a rap career before his venture into professional football life. Ultimately, he decided to leave his Football life.
Stone has stated that Football taught him to concentrate on those things that he can control, and become a winner.
His Entrance In The Music World
Est Gee released his first song called Stain in 2017. The song is a single that was made before his CFL career.
After the roster cut in preseason, Stone fully embraced the rap career. His first album El Toro was released in June 2019 and subsequently released his second called Die Bloody in August 2019.
His mainstream status came in 2020, after the release of his third and fourth albums Ion Feel Nun and I Still Don’t Feel Nun. After the mixtapes’ success, Est Gee received a lucrative offer from the Collective Music Group label.
The artist’s inspiration for creating music comes from his daily life. George raps about his life experience and personal struggles that he accumulated over the years. The rapper’s music also displays his hustler mentality.