Darryl Tapp
Tapp in 2008
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| No. 55 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 13, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Portsmouth, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Chesapeake (VA) Deep Creek | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 327 |
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| Sacks: | 28.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 11 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 10 |
| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Darryl Anthony Tapp (born September 13, 1984) is an American football defensive end of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech.
Tapp has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions.
Tapp attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia where he lettered in football, basketball, and track and field. His senior year, Tapp set a school record with 15 sacks and made 89 tackles and was named Second-team All-State. In all, he recorded 22 career sacks while helping Deep Creek to a 34-4 record during his three varsity seasons. He was one of just three juniors to start on offense and defense for Deep Creek in 2000 when he played in all 14 games and posted eight quarterback sacks and earned First-team All-District.
Tapp played as a true freshman in 2002 at Virginia Tech, mostly on special teams. Against Virginia, he returned a punt blocked by Justin Hamilton for a touchdown and for Tapp's first collegiate score. On the season, he recorded nine solo tackles and 12 assists, three quarterback hurries and a pass broken up. Tapp set a position record for defensive ends with a 660-pound back squat during the spring. He also had a 415-pound bench press and a 340-pound push jerk, a 530-pound back squat, a 32½-inch vertical jump and a 4.71 time in the forty yard dash. In 2003 he compiled 58 total tackles—nine tackles for loss, including three sacks and 17 quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. In 2004, Tapp won the starting job, taking over for Nathaniel Adibi as the boundary defensive end and started all 13 games, registered 60 tackles were 16.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks and had 23 quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, a pass break up, an interception and a blocked kick as was named First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference. During his senior year in 2005, he started all thirteen games make 48 tackles (14.5 for losses) and 10 sacks and as First-team All-ACC again.
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