D. J. Dale

D. J. Dale (born October 30, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

D. J. Dale
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 94
PositionDefensive tackle
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2000-10-30) October 30, 2000
Birmingham, Alabama
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight300 lb (136 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolClay-Chalkville
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

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]

References
  1. Victory, Dennis (August 13, 2018). "A-List No. 10: Clay-Chalkville's DJ Dale, big man moving quickly". AL.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. Bean, Josh (May 4, 2018). "Why Clay-Chalkville's DJ Dale picked Alabama over Auburn". AL.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. Suttles, Aaron (August 28, 2019). "The key traits that lifted freshman D. J. Dale to the top of Alabama's depth chart". The Athletic. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  4. "A healthy DJ Dale ready to build on lessons learned as freshman".
  5. Heim, Mark (April 19, 2021). "Watch Alabama's DJ Dale propose to girlfriend during A-Day". AL.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. DiLullo, Mikey (January 14, 2022). "Alabama football defensive lineman DJ Dale announces return for senior season". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
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