Trey DePriest (born June 9, 1993) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Alabama. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens in 2015.

Trey DePriest
No. 33
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-06-09) June 9, 1993 (age 31)
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:Springfield (OH)
College:Alabama
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Early life

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A native of Springfield, Ohio, DePriest attended Springfield High School, where he played linebacker and handled the punting duties, averaging 37.7 yards. As a junior, he recorded 101 tackles in 2009 with seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss while recovering three fumbles, earning All-Area Defensive Player of the Year and All-State honors. In his senior season, he registered 117 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and nine sacks. Besides repeating as All-Area Defensive Player of the Year and All-State selection, he won the Ohio Division-I Defensive Player of the Year award and was named All-American by USA Today and SuperPrep.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, DePriest was ranked as the No. 7 outside linebacker in his class.[1] DePriest chose Alabama over Ohio State, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma and Notre Dame.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Trey DePriest
OLB
Springfield, Ohio Springfield HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.6 Jul 30, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 (SLB)   Rivals: 7 (OLB), 5 (OH)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.

College career

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He left high school a semester early in 2011 to start classes and participate in spring football practice at Alabama.[2] He played in all thirteen games as a true freshman in 2011, with half of his 25 tackles coming on the kickoff coverage team.[3] He finished the 2012 regular season second on the team in tackles to C.J. Mosley. As a junior in 2013, DePriest started all 13 games. He returned his senior season and again started all 14 games.

College career statistics
Year School GP–GS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blocked
Solo Ast Total Loss–Yards No–Yards Int–Yards BU PD QBH Rcv–Yards FF Kick
2011 Alabama 13-0 11 14 25 1.5-10 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0
2012 Alabama 14-13 30 29 59 4.0-16 0.0-0 0-0 2 2 2 0-0 0 0
2013 Alabama 13-13 31 34 65 7.5-22 2.0-15 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 2 0
2014 Alabama 7-7 22 18 40 3.0-9 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 1 0

Professional career

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On May 8, 2015, DePriest was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. On May 27, 2015, he was cut by the Ravens.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Gould, Izzy (April 1, 2011). "Alabama football early enrollee Trey DePriest making an early impact". AL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Trey DePriest Profile - ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site". www.rolltide.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013.
  4. ^ Downing, Garrett (May 27, 2015). "Ravens Cut Alabama's Trey DePriest, Sign Andrew Bose". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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