Darqueze Dennard
| No. 21 Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 10, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dry Branch, Georgia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Jeffersonville (GA) Twiggs County | ||||||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 79 |
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| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Pass deflections: | 5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Sacks: | 1.0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Darqueze Derrell Dennard (born October 10, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bengals in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State. Dennard won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2013 as the best defensive back in college football.
He is commonly referred to as "No-Fly Zone."
Dennard attended Twiggs County High School in Jeffersonville, Georgia, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In high school football, he played defensive back and wide receiver. As a senior, he had 40 receptions for 502 yards and 11 touchdowns on offense and 50 tackles and nine interceptions with two touchdowns on defense.
In track & field, Dennard competed as a sprinter. He was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 GHSA 1A State Championships, where he took silver recording a personal-best time of 10.72 seconds.
Considered a two-star recruit by ESPN.com, Dennard was listed as the No. 166 wide receiver in the nation in 2010.
Dennard accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Michigan State University, where he played for coach Mark Dantonio's Michigan State Spartans football team from 2010 to 2013.
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