2013 Football Roster
Roster
Dee Arrington
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wiggins, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Stone County HS
CAREER: Has played in 22 games for the Maroon and White, mostly as one of MSU’s most valuable special teams players the last two seasons . . . Saw action in all 13 games as a true sophomore after playing nine games in his first year on campus . . . Has tallied 27 tackles (14 solo) and a fumble recovery for his career.
2012: Saw action in all 13 games, recording 18 tackles (nine solo) and a fumble recovery . . . Registered two solo tackles in the lid-lifting victory against Jackson State . . . Picked up one more tackle in the win at Troy . . . Collected two solo tackles in both the victory vs. South Alabama and the SEC road win at Kentucky . . . Assisted in two tackles on the road at Alabama . . . Totaled two tackles at home against Texas A&M and a career-high three tackles the next week at LSU . . . Also notched his first career fumble recovery at LSU which led to a touchdown in the third quarter . . . Tied his career high with three tackles in the blowout win vs. Arkansas . . . Finished the regular season with a tackle against Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl … Saw playing time in the Bulldogs’ New Year’s Day Gator Bowl game against Northwestern.
2011: Played in nine games on special teams, collecting nine tackles (five solo) . . . Notched two tackles in the season-opening win at Memphis . . . Also recorded tackles in games vs. LSU, Louisiana Tech and UT Martin.
HIGH SCHOOL: A PARADE All-America selection and listed as the top defensive back prospect in the state of Mississippi . . . Named an All-American by SuperPrep Magazine and tabbed as that publication’s No. 3 prospect in the state . . . Rated the No. 4 Most Wanted prospect in the state by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger . . . Scout.com ranked him the No. 9 safety prospect in the country and the No. 3 overall prospect in the state . . . Rivals.com lists him as the No. 11 player in Mississippi and 23rd-best safety in the nation . . . Played for Coach Brian Oaks at Stone County . . . As a 2010 senior he was a consensus all-state performer and selected to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game . . . Named to the Offense/Defense All-American Bowl after his senior season . . . The Mississippi Association of Coaches picked him as their Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year, as well as First-Team All-State . . . Credited with 121 tackles during his senior campaign, he also rushed for 1,121 yards and 15 touchdowns . . . Following the 2010 season he was a First-Team All-State selection of the Clarion-Ledger, which prior to the senior year also picked him to their ‘Dandy Dozen’ list of the state’s premier prospects . . . Named WDAM-TV All-Area Team selection, and All-South Mississippi by the Biloxi Sun Herald . . . As a junior rushed for 10 touchdowns on 123 carries and gained 933 yards . . . Also recorded 79 total tackles and four interceptions . . . Committed to MSU in July 2010, with offers from Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, Southern Miss and Memphis.
ARRINGTON’s Career Highs
Total Tackles – 3, (2x) last vs. Arkansas (11-17-12)
Assisted Tackles – 3, vs. Arkansas (11-17-12)
Solo Tackles – 2, (4x) last at Kentucky (10-6-12)
Fumble Recovery - 1, at LSU (11-10-12)
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