Darnell Dockett
Dockett at Super Bowl XLIV Media Day.
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| Position: | Defensive End | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 27, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Burtonsville (MD) Paint Branch | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 459 |
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| Sacks: | 40.5 |
| Interceptions: | 4 |
| Forced fumbles: | 7 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Darnell Maurice Dockett (born May 27, 1981) is a former American football defensive end who had a ten-season career playing for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University.
Dockett played defensive tackle for the first five seasons of his career until the Cardinals switched to a 3–4 defense, leading him to move to defensive end.
Dockett started football relatively late. In his first youth league game, he ran the wrong way with a fumble for a safety against his team. He attended Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland, where he set a school record with 47 sacks in his career. As a senior, tallied 171 tackles (109 solo), 15 sacks, two caused fumbles, three recovered and three blocked punts, earning Maryland Player of the Year honors as well as All-American selections by USA Today and Parade.
A highly regarded prospect, Dockett was ranked the No. 17 prospect in the country by The Sporting News. Recruited by numerous schools, Dockett selected Florida State over Ohio State and North Carolina.
Dockett attended Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team. After an early season injury, Dockett redshirted his first year at Florida State, as the Seminoles went wire-to-wire as national champions in 1999. In 2000, they had to replace interior defensive linemen Corey Simon and Jerry Johnson in the starting line-up. Dockett successfully secured a spot, starting the last 10 games of the year at defensive tackle. He recorded 66 total tackles (including 32 unassisted), which was most of any freshmen on the team, and tied for the team lead in tackles for loss (19). Dockett also added a team-high 18 quarterback hurries, and seven sacks (third on the team). His performance earned him freshman All-America honors, and he was named the freshman defensive player of the year by Football News.
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