Player Bio: Marcell Dareus - ALABAMA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE (original) (raw)

Career Stats

• Leads the SEC in sacks with 6.5 (.72 pg)

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Marcell Dareus has been a big contributor at defensive end for the Crimson Tide in 2009 ... a dangerous pass rusher off the edge and excellent at the point of attack in the rushing game ... has played in nine games and made four starts while serving as the Tide's top pass rusher ... leads the Southeastern Conference and ranks tied for 33rd nationally with 6.5 sacks (-44) or .72 per game ... has 25 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss (-48), has four quarterback hurries and two pass breakups. Virginia Tech: Made his first career start at defensive end in place of Brandon Deaderick ... helped the Tide defense hold the No. 7 Hokies to just 155 yards of total offense ... got to the quarterback for the first time in his career by recording 1.5 sacks (-8). FIU: Tallied two sacks for a loss of 17 yards against the Golden Panthers ... recorded four tackles ... helped lead the Tide defense that held FIU to just one yard rushing and 214 total yards. North Texas: Notched one assisted tackle in his third start of the season ... played just over one half as the Tide routed the Mean Green 53-7. Arkansas: Dareus tallied two solo tackles and one tackle for loss (-1) as the Tide held the Hogs' high-powered offense to just 254 total yards and 63 yards on the grounds. Kentucky: Had five total tackles with four solo stops against the Wildcats ... also registered a quarterback hurry. Mississippi: Made three solo tackles in a 22-3 win over the No. 22 Rebels ... registered one tackle for loss (-3) by dropping UM's Dexter McCluster in the backfield. South Carolina: Helped keep the Gamecocks out of the end zone and limit USC to 64 yards rushing, but did not have a tackle. Tennessee: Logged two solo and two assisted stops as the Tide limited the Vols' potent rushing attack to just 74 yards ... recorded a sack of seven yards in the fourth quarter ... broke up a pass in the Tide's 12-10 win. LSU: Had a big fourth quarter with two sacks (-12 yards) that killed any Tiger momentum as LSU managed only nine total yards in the stanza ... Finished with four total tackles as the Tide allowed justs 95 yards rushing.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Dareus was one of 16 true freshmen to see the field in 2008 for Alabama, making his debut in the Crimson Tide's season opener against Clemson ... saw playing time at nose guard in third-down situations during his freshman campaign ... made four tackles on the season while recording three quarterback hurries ... played in eight games. Clemson: Dareus earned playing time at defensive end but did not record any statistics. Tulane: He did not play against the Green Wave. Western Kentucky: Dareus received playing time at defensive end but did not record any statistics. Arkansas: He did not play against the Razorbacks. Georgia: Dareus did not play against the Bulldogs. Kentucky: He did not play. Mississippi: Dareus did not play vs. the Rebels. Tennessee: He received his most playing time to date at Tennessee ... the absence of Terrence Cody on the defensive line provided Dareus more snaps ... made his first career tackle and recorded a quarterback hurry. Arkansas State: Dareus logged significant minutes against the Red Wolves and recorded his second quarterback hurry of the season. LSU: He made his biggest contribution to date for the top-ranked Crimson Tide ... registered a career-best three tackles ... played end and some nose guard in third-down situations vs. the Tigers. Mississippi State: Dareus played but did not record any statistics against the Bulldogs. Auburn: He did not play vs. the Tigers. Florida: Dareus saw extensive action against the Gators as a pass-rush specialist on third down ... accounted for one quarterback hurry on UF quarterback Tim Tebow. Sugar Bowl vs. Utah: He played but did not record any statistics.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: He was SuperPrep Magazine's No. 27 defensive lineman in the country and the publication's No. 7 player in the state of Alabama ... earned a four-star rating from Scout.com and listed as the nation's No. 5 defensive tackle prospect ... Scout.com All-American selection ... a three-star defensive lineman according to Rivals.com ... the No. 28 defensive tackle in the country according to Rivals and the No. 17 overall player on the Alabama Top 35 list ... named to The Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 ... SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 6) ... listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Super Southern 100 ... No. 23 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list ... an ASWA All-State honorable mention ... totaled 117 tackles and 20 sacks as a senior at Huffman and also returned a fumble for a touchdown.