2008 Football Roster
Roster
D.J. Looney
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Oak Mountain HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Has seen playing time in seven games during his Mississippi State career, earning one starting call at the center position ... Standout center in the state of Alabama, he redshirted his first season in Starkville.
2009:
Saw playing time in three games during his sophomore season ... Earned snaps in the season opener against Jackson State and again in Week 10 against Alabama ... Entered the game on a key drive in Mississippi State's Egg Bowl victory.
2008:
Played in four games during the season, earning one starting assignment . . . Was on the field for seven perfect snaps at Louisiana Tech in the team’s season opener . . . Returned to the playing field a week later in the Bulldogs’ home-opening win over Southeastern Louisiana with 17 more snaps . . . Earned his first collegiate start at Alabama in Week 10 . . . Played all 57 offensive snaps against the Crimson Tide, recording a 63 percent blocking grade . . . Saw action in the season finale at Ole Miss.
2007:
Redshirted as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated the No. 11 offensive center prospect in the nation by ESPN.com . . . Ranked as the No. 19 prep center in the country by the Rivals.com recruiting web site . . . Named first-team, all-state in the Class 6A division and first-team all-metro in Birmingham by the Birmingham News on the offensive line . . . Ranked No. 31 in the state of Alabama, regardless of position, in SuperPrep Magazine’s season-ending All-America issue . . . Three-year starter for head coach Jerry Hood at Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham, Ala. . . . Ran a 4.84 shuttle time at the Tuscaloosa Scout.com combine, the sixth-fastest among all defensive tackles . . . His 8.4-second clocking in the three-cone run was the fourth-best time at that camp, while his 7-8 in the broad jump was the sixth-longest . . . Earned honorable mention all-state recognition as a junior for the Eagles . . . Played in the state of Alabama Junior All-Star game . . . Was also the top-rated heavyweight wrestler in the state of Alabama . . . Other top scholarship offer: Alabama . . . Committed to MSU in June 2006.
PERSONAL:
Born David DeWayne Looney, 12-26-88, in Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Looney.
