Gleason grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended East Lake High School and transferred to Plant High School during his junior year.[1] While at Plant, he became the second player in school history to throw for 2,000 yards and complete 1,000 rushing yards in his junior season.[2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Georgia Tech over offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.[3][4]
College career
Georgia Tech
During the 2020 season, Gleason only played for two games and did not throw any passes.[1] He later on entered the transfer portal.[5] It was announced that he was transferring to Toledo.[6][7][8]
Toledo
Gleason played three games during the 2021 season and completed five passes for 69 yards.[9]
In the 2022 season, Gleason started at quarterback during the Week 9 game against Eastern Michigan[10] and the Battle of I-75 game against Bowling Green after Dequan Finn had suffered an injury.[11] He was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after completing 15 of his 27 passes and completing 238 yards and three touchdowns during the Week 9 game.[1] He completed the 2022 season with 884 passing yards, 185 rushing yards, and eight passing touchdowns.[12] During the 2023 season, he played in 13 games and finished the season with completing 14 out of 21 passing attempts for 199 yards and four touchdowns.[13]
