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Jersey Number 97
Darel Middleton
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 305
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Oak Ridge
- Prev School:
- East Mississippi CC
Bio
First name is pronounced DUH-rel
CAREER
Contributor on the defensive line who made an immediate impact in his first season with the Vols in 2019 … Knoxville native who spent two seasons developing himself into one of the top junior college prospects before signing with Tennessee in December 2018 ... Has played in 22 games and made 12 starts since arriving at Tennessee.2020 - SENIOR
Played in nine games and made six starts, totaling 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and two pass breakups on the year ... Collected three tackles and tied a career high with one sack in win at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Made one tackle against #6 Florida (12/5) ... Collected a pair of tackles and half a TFL at Arkansas (11/7) ... Started his first game of the season against Kentucky (10/17), making one tackle ... Tied a career high with four tackles and set a new career-high with two pass breakups at #3 Georgia (10/10) ... Made season debut in win over Missouri (10/3), recording one tackle.2019 - JUNIOR
Appeared in all 13 contests with six starts ... Finished with 28 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack to go along with a forced fumble and a blocked kick ... Started vs. Georgia State, South Carolina, UAB, Kentucky, Missouri and Vanderbilt … Capped his first season with three stops against Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Tallied a pair of stops at Missouri (11/23) ... Posted four tackles, tying his career-high and also blocked an extra point attempt vs. Kentucky (11/9) ... Forced a fumble in the second quarter against UAB, the first forced fumble of his career, while making one stop versus the Blazers (11/2) ... Tied his career-high with four stops at No. 1 Alabama, including a tackle for loss (10/19) ... Recorded his first-career sack against Mississippi State while making three stops (10/12) ... Set a new career-high with four tackles vs. No. 3 Georgia (10/5) ... Had three tackles at Florida (9/21) ... Made his first-career start and Tennessee debut in season opener against Georgia State, posting three tackles (8/31).2017-2018 – EAST MISSISSIPPI CC
ESPN JC 50 Recruit (46) ... Recorded 29 tackles, including 7.0 TFLs for the Lions in 2018 ... Helped lead EMCC to an undefeated season and the 2018 NJCAA National Championship ... Key member of the Lions’ defense that led the NJCAA in scoring defense (11.2 points per game) ... Had two tackles in the national championship game, helping EMCC defeat Garden City Community College, 10-9.HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star recruit according to 247Composite … Native of East Tennessee, attended Powell High School and Oak Ridge High School before beginning his JUCO career ... Named to the All-Tennessee Second Team by USA Today as a tight end for Oak Ridge High School in 2015 ... Earned All-District III honors as a junior.PERSONAL
Full name is Darel Eugene Middleton … Born on Dec. 11, 1996 … Son of Denise Middleton … Majoring in communication studies ... Recipient of Aggregates USA, LLC Athletic Scholarship Fund.FB | Kelsey Pope Press Conference (9.9.25)
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