Defensive end, Northern Illinois, 2004–08
Larry English
- Hometown
- Summit Argo, IL
- Born
- Jan 22, 1986, in Aurora, Illinois
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Larry English played defensive end at Northern Illinois (2004–08). The San Diego Chargers took English in the first round, No. 16 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
- Best season
- 2008
- Mid-American Defensive Player of the Year and Mid-American Vern Smith Leadership Award
Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 8 | 1.5 | – | – |
| 2006 | 13 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 15 | 11.5 | – | 4 |
| 2007 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 17 | 10.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 14.5 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| On file | 108 | 104 | 212 | 54.5 | 31.5 | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–35).
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 255 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.88 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′11″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.26 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 48 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | San Diego Chargers | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | San Diego Chargers | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | San Diego Chargers | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | San Diego Chargers | 8 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2013 | San Diego Chargers | 8 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 48 | 86 | 12 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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