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Rod Day
40 Rod Day
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bessemer, Ala.
High School:
McAdory
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 220
Position:
LB
Birthdate:
11/07/1980

  • 2002 All-Conference USA Second Team
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Athletic and speedy playmaker who emerged as a defensive standout as a junior, earning second team All-Conference USA laurels ... the Cards' leading returning tackler after notching 101 stops in his first season as a starter ... expected to be a leader on the defensive side of the ball where he is one of four returning starters ... strong special teams performer who has helped the Cards' coverage units rank among the nation's best over the last two seasons ... fully recovered from a knee injury which cost him the final three games of his junior campaign.

2002: The only new face in the starting lineup ... made an impact in his first season as a starter, earning second-team All-Conference USA honors ... ranked second on the squad with 101 tackles despite missing nearly all of the last three games due to injury ... was the Cards' leading tackler with 99 stops through 10 games but played sparingly over the last three games after suffering a knee injury early in the UAB contest ... posted double-digit tackles in four of five games prior to the injury ... led the Cards in tackles four times and logged double-digit stops in six of 11 contests ... recorded 15 tackles in the season-opener against Kentucky ... posted 17 tackles, including his first career sack, at Colorado State.

2001: Added depth to defense and speed to special teams ... notched a season-high eight tackles, including one for loss, in the Cards' Conference USA title-clinching win at East Carolina in his first collegiate start ... logged five tackles and recovered a fumble against Western Carolina.

2000: Earned a letter in his first varsity season ... saw limited time at linebacker but contributed to the special teams ... credited with 11 tackles in his first taste of college football.

1999: Did not see game action.

High School: Earned first-team all-Alabama 5A honors from the Birmingham News ... a 5A honorable mention selection by the Alabama Sportswriters Association ... led McAdory to a pair of state playoff berths ... recorded 152 tackles and 10 sacks as a senior ... a three-time all-metro performer ... team captain as a senior ... 163 stops including six sacks and a pair of fumble recoveries as a junior ... member of the honor roll.

Day's Statistics 

Year	UT	AT	TT	TFL	Sacks	FR	FF	Int.	PBU
2000	3	8	11	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1
2001	12	14	26	2-6	0-0	1	0	0	0
2002	54	47	101	4.5-19	2-15	0	0	0	2
Totals	69	69	138	6.5-25	2-15	1	0	0	3

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