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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1992-01-19)January 19, 1992 (age 33) Oakland Park, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 284 lb (129 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Oakland Park (FL) Northeast |
| College: | Louisville |
| NFL draft: | 2015: 6th round, 193rd pick |
| Career history | |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
B. J. Dubose (born January 19, 1992) is an American former professionalfootballdefensive end. He playedcollege football atUniversity of Louisville. He was selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the2015 NFL draft.[1]
Born inOakland Park, Florida, Dubose attendedNortheast High School in his hometown. He notched 55tackles, 11sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior en route to third-team All-State accolades. As a senior, he recorded 60 tacklesto go along with 11sacks. Dubose also participated intrack & field at Northeast, competing in the throwing events and posting top-throws of 11.85 meters (38 feet, 9 inches) in theshot put and 32.12 meters (105 feet, 4 inches) in thediscus at the 2011 BCAA North Central Qualifier.[2]
Regarded as a three-star prospect byRivals.com, Dubose was ranked as the No. 24defensive end in the Rivals poll of best and was 64th in the Florida postseason top 100.
Dubose narrowed his college choice toLouisville,Michigan andMiami, choosing the Cardinals andredshirting in 2010. He saw three starts in 2011 as aredshirt freshman, recording 22 tackles, 3.5tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Dubose started four games in 2012 as asophomore and finished with 15 tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss. He didn't start a game as ajunior, but played in 11 contests and recorded 16 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Dubose returned to the starting line-up as asenior in 2014, finishing with 41 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 4.0 sacks. He earned an invitation to the2015 East-West Shrine Game.[3]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Bench press | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 284 lb (129 kg) | 5.06 s | 1.77 s | 2.93 s | 26 reps | |||||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
Dubose was selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the sixth round, 193rd overall, in the2015 NFL draft.[5] He signed a four-year, $2,399,860 contract with the Vikings, including a $119,860 signing bonus, $119,860 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $599,965. On January 6, 2016, Dubose was promoted to the active roster.[6] Dubose suffered atorn ACL during the Vikingsorganized team activities in 2016 and missed the entire 2016 season.[7]
On May 16, 2017, Dubose was released by the Vikings.[8]
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