D. J. Dale Explained

D. J. Dale
Position:Defensive tackle
Birth Date:30 October 2000
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:302
High School:Clay-Chalkville
(Birmingham, Alabama)
College:Alabama (2019–2022)
Undraftedyear:2023
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Pfr:DaleDJ01

D. J. Dale (born October 30, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Alabama.

Early life

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

Dale was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[7] [8] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A-List No. 10: Clay-Chalkville's DJ Dale, big man moving quickly. Dennis. Victory. AL.com. August 13, 2018. October 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: Why Clay-Chalkville's DJ Dale picked Alabama over Auburn. Josh. Bean. AL.com. May 4, 2018. October 19, 2021.
  3. Web site: The key traits that lifted freshman D. J. Dale to the top of Alabama's depth chart. Aaron. Suttles. The Athletic. August 28, 2019. October 15, 2021.
  4. Web site: Potter . Charlie . September 3, 2020 . A healthy DJ Dale ready to build on lessons learned as freshman . September 16, 2023 . 247Sports.
  5. Web site: Watch Alabama's DJ Dale propose to girlfriend during A-Day. Mark. Heim. AL.com. April 19, 2021. October 19, 2021.
  6. Web site: Alabama football defensive lineman DJ Dale announces return for senior season. Mikey. DiLullo. The Tuscaloosa News. January 14, 2022. August 17, 2022.
  7. Web site: White . Alec . Glab . Maddy . May 12, 2023 . Get to know these 7 Bills undrafted free agents . September 16, 2023 . BuffaloBills.com.
  8. Web site: Fitzgerald . Katherine . June 3, 2023 . D.J. Dale's leadership at Alabama a draw to Brandon Beane, Buffalo Bills . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603132308/https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/d-j-dales-leadership-at-alabama-a-draw-to-brandon-beane-buffalo-bills/article_ebd396e2-fb3b-11ed-94ed-aff2fe466278.html . June 3, 2023 . June 3, 2023 . The Buffalo News.
  9. Web site: White . Alec . August 29, 2023 . Bills announce moves to get to 53-man roster . September 16, 2023 . BuffaloBills.com.