2010 Football Roster
Roster
Rodney Prince
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Irondale, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Shades Valley HS
CAREER:
Still awaiting his first opportunity to help Mississippi State on the game field . . . Redshirted his true freshman season . . . Came to Starkville as a highly respected defensive end prospect in the Alabama high school ranks.
2006:
Sat out the season as a true freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated the No. 26 weakside defensive end in the country by the Rivals.com recruiting website . . . Rated with the top 70 defensive linemen in the Southeast by Prep Star Magazine in its season-ending issue . . . Was 23rd on that site’s list of the top 40 players in the state of Alabama, the third-best defensive end . . . Credited with running a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash and a 300-pound bench press max at the Rivals.com Georgia junior day. . . Jumped 34 inches in the vertical leap, according to Rivals . . . Rated No. 25 in the state of Alabama by AuburnSports.com . . . Ranked the No. 30 player in the state of Alabama by SuperPrep Recruiting Magazine in its preseason edition . . . Registered 335 career tackles with 27 quarterback sacks during his prep career . . . Also managed 15 pass deflections and nine fumble recoveries during his four seasons . . . Offensively, he had 22 pass receptions during his career as a tight end . . . Made more than 100 tackles with 12 quarterback sacks during his senior season for head coach Mark Rice at Shades Valley (Ala.) High School . . . Also credited with eight pass deflections and four fumble recoveries . . . Tallied 120 total tackles with 10 quarterback sacks and three fumble recoveries during his junior season for the Mounties . . .Other top scholarship offers: Arkansas and Clemson . . . Committed to Mississippi State in September 2005.
PERSONAL:
Born Rodney Lamar Prince, 11-27-86, in Birmingham, Ala. . . . Son of Dr. and Mrs. Rodney Prince . . . Majoring in general business administration.
