| 200px David in the 2012 NFL season. | |
| No. 54 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: January 23, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Miami, Florida | |
| High School: Miami (FL) Northwestern | |
| Career information | |
| College: Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58 | |
| Debuted in 2012 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
| *Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2012–present) | |
| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| *2× All-American (2010, 2011) | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 2012 | |
| Tackles | 139 |
| Sacks | 2.0 |
| Forced Fumbles | 0 |
| Interceptions | 1 |
Lavonte David (born January 23, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).
High school career
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A native of Miami, Florida, David attended Northwestern High School, where he was a teammate of Marcus Forston, Anthony Gaitor, Jacory Harris, Sean Spence, Tommy Streeter, and Brandon Washington. Northwestern won back-to-back state titles in 2006 and 2007, and was listed as mythical national champions by USA Today in 2007. Regarded as only a two-star prospect by Rivals.com, David was not highly recruited.[1]
College careerEdit
David originally signed with Middle Tennessee State, but then decided to attend Fort Scott Community College. In 2010, he transferred to Nebraska, where he set the school's single-season record for tackles with 152. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, he was named First Team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media. He was also the winner of the inaugural Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year, awarded to the best linebacker in the Big Ten.[2]
Professional careerEdit
2012 NFL DraftEdit
Projected to be a second-to-third round selection by Sports Illustrated,[3] David was graded as the No. 10 outside linebacker available in the 2012 NFL Draft.[4] He was described as a "terrific football player with a complete game, but [with] size limitations."[3] David was eventually selected in Round 2 (58th overall) by the Buccaneers. He was the highest selected Cornhuskers linebacker since Barrett Ruud in 2005.
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEdit
As a rookie, David started all 16 games at outside linebacker for the Buccaneers in 2012. He registered a team-leading 139 tackles, which tied London Fletcher and Paul Posluszny for eighth in the league. In week 9 at Oakland, David amassed a season-high 16 tackles, including 14 solo. He was named Defensive Rookie of the Month of November.[5] David also posted 20 tackles-for-loss, the most by a rookie since Kendrell Bell in 2001.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Lavonte David Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Levonte-David-60189.
- ↑ "Complete All-Big Ten football teams". Detroit Free Press. November 29, 2011. http://www.freep.com/article/20111129/SPORTS08/111129050/Complete-All-Big-Ten-football-teams?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cs. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/players/107822.html
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/breakdowns/by_position/OLB.html
- ↑ http://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/11/30/3711048/buccaneers-lavonte-david-named-defensive-rookie-of-the-month
- ↑ Lavonte David's Rookie Numbers a Rare Feat
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