Karlos Dansby
Dansby with the Cleveland Browns in 2015
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| No. 56 Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 3, 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Birmingham (AL) Woodlawn | ||||||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 | ||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 1,322 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 42.0 |
| Interceptions: | 19 |
| Forced fumbles: | 18 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Karlos Montez Dansby (born November 3, 1981) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn University and received All-American recognition. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns.
Dansby was an All-State linebacker and wide receiver at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track. He caught 51 passes for 857 yards and five touchdowns on offense, 81 tackles, six sacks, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries on defense as a senior. In basketball, he played as a power forward, earning All-state honors as a junior. In track & field, he competed in the jumping events and got a PR of 6.73 meters in the long jump as a junior.
Dansby played for the Auburn Tigers football team while attending Auburn University from 2000 to 2003. He was a Butkus Award semi-finalist regarded as one of the premier defenders in college football. While he began his Auburn career at strong safety, he shifted to outside linebacker as a sophomore. In 36 games for the Tigers, he recorded 218 tackles (128 solos) with 10 quarterback sacks, 31 stops for losses, seven forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 15 pass deflections, and eight interceptions for 107 yards in returns. He was First-team All-America and a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a senior when he had 84 tackles (50 solo), 5.5 sacks, 13 stops for losses, 6 pass deflections, 4 caused fumbles. In 2002 he was a First-team All-SEC with 76 tackles (32 solo), 4 sacks, 10 stops for losses, 3 interceptions, 4 pass deflections, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 caused fumbles.
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