Personal information | |
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Born: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | October 30, 2000
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Clay-Chalkville (Birmingham, Alabama) |
College: | Alabama (2019–2022) |
Position: | Defensive tackle |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR |
D. J. Dale (born October 30, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Alabama.
Dale grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and attended Clay-Chalkville High School.[1] Dale committed to play college football at Alabama over an offer from Auburn.[2]
Dale was named Alabama's starting nose tackle going into his freshman season.[3] He finished the season with 17 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry.[4] As a sophomore, he had 22 tackles, one tackle for loss, two pass breakups, and one fumble recovery.[5] Dale had 18 tackles with four tackles for loss and two sacks in his junior season.[6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) |
302 lb (137 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.26 s | 1.81 s | 3.01 s | 4.80 s | 7.69 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) |
8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) | ||
All values from the NFL Combine[7][8] |
Dale was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[9][10] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[11]