Larry English
English with the San Diego Chargers
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Defensive end Outside Linebacker |
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| Date of birth: | January 22, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Aurora, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Aurora (IL) Marmion Academy | ||||||||
| College: | Northern Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 103 |
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| Sacks: | 12.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
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Larry English (born January 22, 1986) is a former American football player. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers as an outside linebacker in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football as a defensive end at Northern Illinois.
At Marmion Academy, in Aurora, Illinois, English was named team co-captain, MVP, and First-team All-Suburban Catholic Conference both as a junior and senior. He made 98 tackles and six sacks while playing inside linebacker and as a running back he rushed for 312 yards on 38 carries (8.2 avg). As a junior, he had 100 tackles, and added two interceptions and two fumble recoveries during junior campaign. English lettered in football, basketball and track.
English was a medical redshirt in 2004 after playing in the first game of the season and sustaining an injury. The following season, 2005, he played 11 games, starting nine. He had 78 tackles with seven of them being for a loss. The next season, 2006, he was a First-team All-MAC selection. Started all 13 games and tied school record with 12 sacks, while totaling 51 tackles and forcing four fumbles.
In 2007, English was the Mid-American Conference's MVP and was a consensus choice First-team All-MAC and a Fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele as he recorded 17 tackles for loss–which ranked 18th in the NCAA. Also in 2007 English had 10.5 sacks which led the conference. English also deflected two passes. As a senior (2008 Season) English again won the Vern Smith Award, given to the MAC's top player. Additionally, English was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year by the MAC News Media Association as well as Sporting News. He led the Huskies with eight sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss and he was an All-MAC choice for the third consecutive season.
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