Quinton Dial

Quinton Dial

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Dial with the San Francisco 49ers in 2014
No. 92 San Francisco 49ers
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-07-21) July 21, 1990
Place of birth: Andalusia, Alabama
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school: Clay-Chalkville (AL)
College: Alabama
NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 157
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016
Total tackles: 109
Sacks: 4.5
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Quinton Arnaz Dial[1] (born July 21, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the fifth round by the 49ers in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Alabama.

High school career

He attended Clay-Chalkville High School, where he played for the Clay-Chalkville Cougars high school football team. He was named as the 2008 ASWA's 6A Defensive Lineman of the Year.[2] He was selected to the second-team All-State honors from The Birmingham News.[2] He was ranked as the 33rd defensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com.[3]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Quinton Dial
Defensive tackle		 Pinson, Alabama Clay-Chalkville High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 308 lb (140 kg) 5.1 Jan 9, 2009 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 48 (DT)   Rivals: 33 (DT)  247Sports: 37 (DT)  ESPN: 28 (DT)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Dial playing for Alabama in 2012.

He played College football at East Mississippi Community College for his Freshman and Sophomore seasons. He spent his Junior and Senior seasons the University of Alabama. In his final two seasons at the University of Alabama, He finished with a total of 46 tackles, 2.5 sacks.[4] His ferocity of play was illustrated by a hit he made on Georgia quarterback, Aaron Murray, on 12/1/2012. During another victory for Nick Saban's Alabama team, the Georgia quarterback threw an interception and, for the duration of that play, he became a blocker. Quinton Dial recognized the opportunity and leveled the quarterback with a legal hit. Videos of that solid hit continue to be displayed on YouTube.

Professional career

On April 27, 2013, Dial was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. On August 27, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list.[5] During his rookie season in 2013, he played 3 games making 1 tackle. He helped the 49ers reached the NFC Championship game where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champ Seattle Seahawks. In 2014, he gained more playing time as a defensive tackle and played 14 games making 30 tackles with 2 sacks and 1 pass defended. In 2015, he started 15 games with 59 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended. On February 24, 2016, Dial signed a 3-year contract extension with 49ers.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. 1 2 "Alabama Crimson Tide profile". rolltide.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Quinton Dial Rivals.com Profile". rivals.yahoo.com.
  4. ↑ "Quinton Dial College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  5. ↑ Brinson, Will (August 27, 2013). "2013 NFL Roster Cuts: Tracking teams down to 75 Tuesday". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "49ers Sign DT Quinton Dial to Contract Extension". NFL.com. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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