Dorian Etheridge
| No. 48 – Atlanta Falcons | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Born: | November 21, 1998 Charleston, West Virginia | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Capital High School (Charleston, West Virginia) | ||
| College: | Louisville | ||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2021 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||
Dorian Etheridge (born November 21, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville.
Early life and high school[]
Dorian Etheridge was born to Denise and Stephen Dawkins on November 21, 1998 in Charleston, West Virginia. Etheridge attended Capital High School where he competed as an outside linebacker. While playing for Capital High, Etheridge received Two-Time All-State Selection Honors by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. [1]
College career[]
Etheridge was a three-star prospect and tabbed the No. 6 player in West Virginia according to Rivals.com and the No. 50-ranked outside linebacker by ESPN. He committed to Louisville over West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Purdue and Marshall.[2] Etheridge played 4 years at Louisville as a linebacker. He appeared in 45 career games totaling 258 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one interception.[3]
Professional career[]
After going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Etheridge signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons on May 1, 2021.[4] He made the Falcons roster out of training camp. He played in five games before being waived on November 2, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 10, 2022.[6]
References[]
- ^ Parish, Andrew. "2021 NFL Draft: Dorian Etheridge Player Profile". Lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "17 DORIAN ETHERIDGE". gocards.com.
- ^ "DORIAN ETHERIDGE". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Louisville LB Dorian Etheridge Signs UDFA Deal with Falcons". SI.com.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (November 2, 2021). "Falcons sign Daren Bates, James Vaughters to 53-man roster". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Falcons sign 17 to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. January 10, 2022.
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