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Jersey Number 5
Deonte Stanley
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 193
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Dillon, SC
- High School:
- Latta
Bio
2023 (r-Junior)
• Played in 12 games and had five starts
• Ended the year with 21 tackles, including a TFL, three pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble
• Averaged 45 snaps played per game
• Had six tackles, including a TFL and a forced fumble against Murray State
• Turned in six stops against WKU
• Had four solo tackles and two pass breakups in win over FIU
2022 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 12 games and had one start
• Finished the season with 26 total stops to go with a TFL and an interception
• Graded out a winner from the coaches all 13 games
• Saw action in 446 total snaps
• Had three solo tackles at Colorado State
• Recorded his first Blue Raider interception in the win over TSU
• Registered five tackles, including a TFL and a pass breakup against UTSA
• Made his first Blue Raider start at UAB
2021 (r-Freshman)
• Played in 12 games
• Ended the season with five tackles
• Was in on 101 total snaps while grading out a winner eight times
Hutchinson CC
• Played two seasons for Hutchinson CC and helped lead them to a national championship in 2021
• Earned Honorable Mention NJCAA All-American honors in 2021
• Played in all eight games in 2021 and had 32 tackles to go with two TFLs, a fumble recovery, forced fumble, two pass breakups and an interception
• Had five stops in the NJCAA championship game
• Redshirted his freshman season
High School
• Lettered in football and baseball at Latta High School in Dillon, SC
• Ranked a three-star recruit coming out of high school by Rivals
• Rated the 19th best recruit in South Carolina by Rivals
Personal
• Full name: Deonte Malik Stanley
• Parent: Tina Birch
• Born: 4/10/2001
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Played in 12 games and had five starts
• Ended the year with 21 tackles, including a TFL, three pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble
• Averaged 45 snaps played per game
• Had six tackles, including a TFL and a forced fumble against Murray State
• Turned in six stops against WKU
• Had four solo tackles and two pass breakups in win over FIU
2022 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 12 games and had one start
• Finished the season with 26 total stops to go with a TFL and an interception
• Graded out a winner from the coaches all 13 games
• Saw action in 446 total snaps
• Had three solo tackles at Colorado State
• Recorded his first Blue Raider interception in the win over TSU
• Registered five tackles, including a TFL and a pass breakup against UTSA
• Made his first Blue Raider start at UAB
2021 (r-Freshman)
• Played in 12 games
• Ended the season with five tackles
• Was in on 101 total snaps while grading out a winner eight times
Hutchinson CC
• Played two seasons for Hutchinson CC and helped lead them to a national championship in 2021
• Earned Honorable Mention NJCAA All-American honors in 2021
• Played in all eight games in 2021 and had 32 tackles to go with two TFLs, a fumble recovery, forced fumble, two pass breakups and an interception
• Had five stops in the NJCAA championship game
• Redshirted his freshman season
High School
• Lettered in football and baseball at Latta High School in Dillon, SC
• Ranked a three-star recruit coming out of high school by Rivals
• Rated the 19th best recruit in South Carolina by Rivals
Personal
• Full name: Deonte Malik Stanley
• Parent: Tina Birch
• Born: 4/10/2001
• Major: Integrated Studies
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