| Deante' Lamar |
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2008:
Played in all 13 games with 10 starts at left cornerback...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...Made his first collegiate start in the season opener versus Ole Miss... Worked at corner and had three tackles on the day...Logged four tackles, three of which were solo stops, versus Rice...Credited with six tackles, including four solo stops, versus Marshall...Also registered two pass breakups and had a quarterback hurry against the Herd...Tallied three solo tackles and a pass breakup against Nicholls State...Against Louisville, logged four tackles and an interception...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...Credited with three tackles and a pass breakup versus East Carolina...Broke up a Rob Kass pass on second down in the fourth quarter....Tallied one solo tackle and had his fifth pass breakup of the season versus Southern Miss...Broke up an Austin Davis pass in the fourth quarter on third down to force a punt...Had a key game versus SMU...Logged a career high and tied for the team lead with seven tackles and had a career-high six solo stops...Worked in the secondary and was credited with three solo tackles in the St. Petersburg Bowl...Had a pass breakup on 2nd-and-9 that ultimately helped force USF to punt two plays later...Was presented one of the True Tiger Awards at the 2009 Blue-Gray Game.
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:
Redshirted as a true freshman 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 TD as well as a 77-yard punt return for a TD...Named all-region, all-county and all-city in 2004...Tabbed as a first-team selection on the All-DeKalb County squad as a specialist...Finished 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.
Personal:
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 |
SK |
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 |
| Tackles |
7 (SMU 2008) |
| Solo Tackles |
6 (SMU 2008) |
| Assisted Tackles |
2 (Marshall 2008, East Carolina 2008) |
| Pass Breakups |
2 (Marshall 2008) |
| Quarterback Hurries |
1 (Marshall 2008) |
| Tackles For Loss |
1 (Louisville 2008) |
| Interceptions |
1 (Louisville 2008) |
| Lamar's 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* |
Nicholls State |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 9/27/08* |
Arkansas St. |
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* |
Louisville |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1-4 |
| 10/18/08* |
East Carolina |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 10/25/08* |
Southern Miss |
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 |
