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Jack Del Rio, 2021
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Linebacker, USC, 1981–⁠84

Jack Del Rio

Lettered 1981–⁠84 (school media guide)

Born
Apr 4, 1963, in Castro Valley, California

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Jack Del Rio played linebacker at USC (1981–⁠84). He was a consensus All‑American in 1984. The New Orleans Saints took Rio in round 3, No. 68 overall in the 1985 NFL Draft.

Best season
1984
Consensus All-American and Second-team All-Pac-10
Drafted
No. 68
Round 3, 1985 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Honors

Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 1984

All-America: consensus 1984; AP third team 1983; Gannett News Service first team 1983; NEA second team 1983; Football News third team 1983

Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 1984

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1994

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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