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2008: Played in all 13 games with 10 starts at left cornerback...Did not start the final three games of the season...Led the team in pass breakups with six...Closed out the season with 35 tackles, which ranked eighth on the team...Totaled four or more tackles in four games...Ole Miss: Made his first collegiate start in the season opener at left corner and had three tackles...Rice: Logged four tackles with three solo stops...Marshall: Had six tackles, including four solo stops...Also made two pass breakups and had a quarterback hurry...Nicholls State: Started at cornerback...Had three solo tackles and a pass breakup...Arkansas State, UAB: Started at cornerback and did not log a tackle...Louisville: Made four tackles with three solo stops...Intercepted a Hunter Cantwell pass in the first quarter deep in Louisville territory that resulted in a Memphis touchdown drive...Held the Cardinals short of the first down marker on all four tackles, including a tackle for a loss of three yards...East Carolina: Made three tackles with a pass breakup...Broke up a Rob Kass pass on second down in the fourth quarter...Southern Miss: Made one solo tackle and had his fifth pass breakup of the season...Broke up an Austin Davis pass in the fourth quarter on third down to force a punt...SMU: Logged a career high and tied for the team lead with seven tackles and had a career-high six solo stops...UCF: Did not start for the first time in 2008...Logged time in the Tiger secondary, but did not record a tackle...Tulane: Came off the bench and made one solo tackle...USF: Worked in the secondary and was credited with three solo tackles in the bowl game...Had a pass breakup on 2nd-and-9 that ultimately helped force USF to punt two plays later.
2007: Played in 10 games as a member of the special teams unit and the defensive secondary...Made his first appearance of the season against Ole Miss...Assisted on his first career defensive tackle in the fourth quarter against UCF...Credited with a solo stop against East Carolina...Stopped ECU's Dwayne Harris following a six-yard reception to bring up third down...Pirates were forced to punt two plays later...Was presented one of the Chris Faros Most Improved Awards prior to the 2008 Blue-Gray Game...Credited with two solo tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in the spring scrimmage.
2006: Lettered in 2006 after seeing action in nine games, primarily as a member of the Tiger special teams unit...Also saw playing time in the Memphis secondary.
2005: Was redshirted in 2005.
Prep: Played for Coach Phil Short at Lithonia High...Totaled 52 tackles and 10 pass breakups as a senior...Also picked off seven passes, running two back for touchdowns...Had interception returns of 58 yards and 64 yards for scores...Lettered three years in football and four years in track...Also totaled a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown as well as a 77-yard punt return for a touchdown...Named all-region, all-county and all-city in 2004...Was honored as a first-team selection on the All-DeKalb County squad as a specialist...Finished his prep career with 160 tackles, 12 interceptions and 38 pass breakups...Returned four of his 12 career interceptions for scores...Also totaled 30 receptions for 565 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior...A member of the National Beta Club and the National Holl Roll...Nominated for the Wendy's High School Heisman award.
Presonal: Deante' Antoine Lamar is the son of Tiffany Lamar and Antoine Clay...Born July 6, 1987, in Atlanta, Ga.
Lamar's Career Defensive Statistics
YR G/S UT AT TOT PD FR FF TFL SACK INT
2006 9/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2007 10/0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2008 13/10 28 7 35 7 0 0 1-3 0-0 1-4
TOTAL 32/10 29 8 37 7 0 0 1-3 0-0 1-4
Lamar's Career Highs
Most Tackles: 7 (at SMU, 2008)
Most Solo Tackles: 6 (at SMU, 2008)
Most Assisted Tackles: 2 (2 games; last at East Carolina, 2008)
Pass Breakups: 2 (at Marshall, 2008)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (at Marshall, 2008)
Tackles For Loss: 1 (vs. Louisville, 2008)
Interceptions: 1 (vs. Louisville, 2008)
Lamar's 2008 GAME-BY-GAME
Defense Opponent UT AT TT TFL SK FR PBU INT
8/30/08* Ole Miss 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/6/08* Rice 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
9/13/08* Marshall 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0
9/20/08* NSU 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0
9/27/08* ASU 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/2/08* UAB 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
10/10/08* L'ville 3 1 4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1-4
10/18/08* ECU 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0
10/25/08* USM 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0
11/8/08* SMU 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/22/08 UCF 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
11/29/08 Tulane 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0
12/20/08 USF 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0
