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Jersey Number 25
Lashard Durr
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gulfport, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC
CAREER: Lockdown cornerback who was a two-year starter โฆ Came to MSU after a two-year run at Copiah-Lincoln Community College โฆ Recorded 36 tackles, four PBU and one interception โฆ Played in 25 career games with 13 starts.
2017 SENIOR SEASON: A regular at corner who started six contests and played in 12 games โฆ Did not play against UMass (11/3) โฆ Recorded 10 tackles, three pass breakups and one interception โฆ Part of a cornerback group that was rarely targeted through the air and ranked 12th nationally against the pass โฆ Picked up two tackles in win against No. 11 LSU (9/16) โฆ Snagged his first career interception in start at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28) after scooping a pass batted by Tolando Cleveland during the third quarter โฆ Returned the INT 20 yards to set up another MSU scoring drive โฆ Collected a season-best three tackles at Arkansas (11/18) โฆ Starts came against Charleston Southern, Louisiana Tech, Georgia, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Ole Miss.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games with seven starts at cornerback โฆ Started the first four contests of the year โ South Alabama, South Carolina, LSU and UMass โฆ Also started the BYU, Ole Miss and Miami contests โฆ Made 26 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss โฆ Tallied three tackles in his first career start against South Alabama (9/3) โฆ Had the first tackle for loss of his career at LSU (9/17) โฆ Collected a season-high five tackles against Samford (10/29) โฆ Posted three tackles in win over No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5).
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A consensus three-star JUCO defensive back with ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 24/7 โฆ Ranked the No. 7 junior college corner by 24/7 and the No. 52 overall JUCO player by Scout โฆ Played for Glenn Davis and the Copiah-Lincoln Wolfpack who went 7-2 in his second season โฆ Tallied 63 total tackles, including two tackles for loss in his two-year career with Co-Lin โฆ Established a defensive presence in the Wolfpack secondary with 22 pass breakups, three interceptions and returned a fumble for a touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Harrison Central and head coach Steve Jones to a 7-5 record and a first-round appearance of the Mississippi High School Athletic Association Class 6A playoffs ... A first-team Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 6A All-State selection in 2013 ... Selected to the 2013 All-Gridiron Second Team by the Mississippi Gridiron โฆ Took part in the 10th annual Max Emfinger All-American Bowl in January and received an invitation to play in โฆ A three-star recruit according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports ... Rated as the 16th-best prospect in the state by ESPN.com ... On defense as a senior, tallied 61 tackles, three interceptions, seven pass breakups, one blocked field goal and one forced fumble ... Offensively during final campaign, registered five rushes for 68 yards and 11 receptions for 287 yards and three touchdowns ... As a return specialist, recorded four touchdowns on punt returns and ran back one kickoff 53 yards ... Sparked a Harrison Central comeback win versus Ocean Springs with an 81-yard punt return for a TD to turn a 14-3 deficit into an eventual 17-14 victory ... Knocked away the final pass of the contest to seal the win ... During junior year, booked 41 tackles with seven interceptions and five pass breakups ... Ran track for Harrison Central, participating in the 100-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 200-meter run, 300-meter hurdles, long jump and triple jump ... As a sophomore, placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Mississippi High School Athletic Association 6A state championship.
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PERSONAL: Born Lashard Tyrone Durr on October 24, 1994 โฆ Son of Sherial Durr โฆ Has two siblings โ Jarvis and Destiny โฆ Majoring in kinesiology.
DURRโS CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 5, vs. Samford (10-29-16-16)
Tackles for loss: 0.5, at LSU (9-17-16)
Pass Breakups: 1, at Ole Miss (11-26-16)
Interceptions: 1, at Texas A&M (10-28-17)
2017 SENIOR SEASON: A regular at corner who started six contests and played in 12 games โฆ Did not play against UMass (11/3) โฆ Recorded 10 tackles, three pass breakups and one interception โฆ Part of a cornerback group that was rarely targeted through the air and ranked 12th nationally against the pass โฆ Picked up two tackles in win against No. 11 LSU (9/16) โฆ Snagged his first career interception in start at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28) after scooping a pass batted by Tolando Cleveland during the third quarter โฆ Returned the INT 20 yards to set up another MSU scoring drive โฆ Collected a season-best three tackles at Arkansas (11/18) โฆ Starts came against Charleston Southern, Louisiana Tech, Georgia, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Ole Miss.
2016 JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games with seven starts at cornerback โฆ Started the first four contests of the year โ South Alabama, South Carolina, LSU and UMass โฆ Also started the BYU, Ole Miss and Miami contests โฆ Made 26 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss โฆ Tallied three tackles in his first career start against South Alabama (9/3) โฆ Had the first tackle for loss of his career at LSU (9/17) โฆ Collected a season-high five tackles against Samford (10/29) โฆ Posted three tackles in win over No. 4 Texas A&M (11/5).
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A consensus three-star JUCO defensive back with ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 24/7 โฆ Ranked the No. 7 junior college corner by 24/7 and the No. 52 overall JUCO player by Scout โฆ Played for Glenn Davis and the Copiah-Lincoln Wolfpack who went 7-2 in his second season โฆ Tallied 63 total tackles, including two tackles for loss in his two-year career with Co-Lin โฆ Established a defensive presence in the Wolfpack secondary with 22 pass breakups, three interceptions and returned a fumble for a touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Harrison Central and head coach Steve Jones to a 7-5 record and a first-round appearance of the Mississippi High School Athletic Association Class 6A playoffs ... A first-team Mississippi Association of Coaches Class 6A All-State selection in 2013 ... Selected to the 2013 All-Gridiron Second Team by the Mississippi Gridiron โฆ Took part in the 10th annual Max Emfinger All-American Bowl in January and received an invitation to play in โฆ A three-star recruit according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports ... Rated as the 16th-best prospect in the state by ESPN.com ... On defense as a senior, tallied 61 tackles, three interceptions, seven pass breakups, one blocked field goal and one forced fumble ... Offensively during final campaign, registered five rushes for 68 yards and 11 receptions for 287 yards and three touchdowns ... As a return specialist, recorded four touchdowns on punt returns and ran back one kickoff 53 yards ... Sparked a Harrison Central comeback win versus Ocean Springs with an 81-yard punt return for a TD to turn a 14-3 deficit into an eventual 17-14 victory ... Knocked away the final pass of the contest to seal the win ... During junior year, booked 41 tackles with seven interceptions and five pass breakups ... Ran track for Harrison Central, participating in the 100-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 200-meter run, 300-meter hurdles, long jump and triple jump ... As a sophomore, placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Mississippi High School Athletic Association 6A state championship.
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PERSONAL: Born Lashard Tyrone Durr on October 24, 1994 โฆ Son of Sherial Durr โฆ Has two siblings โ Jarvis and Destiny โฆ Majoring in kinesiology.
DURRโS CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 5, vs. Samford (10-29-16-16)
Tackles for loss: 0.5, at LSU (9-17-16)
Pass Breakups: 1, at Ole Miss (11-26-16)
Interceptions: 1, at Texas A&M (10-28-17)
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