Marcus Stroud
Stroud in 2010.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 25, 1978 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Thomasville, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Brooks County (GA) | ||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 424 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 29.5 |
| Passes deflected: | 39 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Marcus LaVar Stroud (born June 25, 1978) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Georgia, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars 13th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the NFL's Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots.
Stroud won a state title with Brooks County High School in 1994. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1996 while still in high school which featured a cover story of National Signing Day. Stroud, at the time a 6'6" 266-pound defensive end, originally gave Florida a verbal commitment but changed his mind after Bulldogs coach Ray Goff was fired in November 1995. After heavy pursuit from new Georgia coach Jim Donnan, Stroud switched and committed to the Bulldogs on Signing Day.
Stroud attended the University of Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Bulldogs football team. He played for Georgia during a major re-building era, in which coach Jim Donnan turned the program around from among the mediocre to averaging 8 wins per year, including four straight bowl game victories.
He was initiated as a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity while he was an undergraduate.
Stroud was selected 13th in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Jaguars. The 2001 NFL Draft is considered by many experts to be the finest draft for defensive tackles in draft history, and Stroud was among the highest rated of the group that year. The 2001 class included fellow Pro Bowl selections Richard Seymour, Casey Hampton and Kris Jenkins.
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