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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | July 21, 1990||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 318 lb (144 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Clay-Chalkville (AL) | ||||||
College: | Alabama (2011–2012) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 157 | ||||||
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Quinton Arnaz Dial (born July 21, 1990) is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Green Bay Packers.
Dial 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. [1] He was selected to the second-team All-State honors from The Birmingham News. [1] He was ranked as the 33rd defensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com. [2]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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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 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 48 (DT) Rivals: 33 (DT) 247Sports: 37 (DT) ESPN: 28 (DT) | ||||||
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Dial played College football at East Mississippi Community College for his freshman and sophomore seasons. [3] [4] 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. [5] His ferocity of play was illustrated by a hit he made on Georgia quarterback, Aaron Murray, on January 12, 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 blocked the Georgia quarterback. [6]
On April 27, 2013, Dial was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. [7] On August 27, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list. [8] During his rookie season in 2013, he played in three games making one tackle. [9] He helped the 49ers reached the NFC Championship where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. [10] [11] In 2014, he gained more playing time as a defensive tackle and played 14 games making 30 tackles with two sacks and one pass defended. [12] In 2015, he started 15 games with 59 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one pass defended. [13]
On February 24, 2016, Dial signed a three-year contract extension with 49ers. [14] Dial finished the 2016 season with 36 total tackles and two passes defensed in 14 games and 11 starts. [15]
On September 2, 2017, Dial was released by the 49ers. [16]
On September 5, 2017, Dial signed with the Green Bay Packers. [17] He played in 13 games and started two for Green Bay in the 2017 season. [18]
Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
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GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
2013 | SF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2014 | SF | 14 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 |
2015 | SF | 15 | 15 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 |
2016 | SF | 14 | 11 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
2017 | GB | 13 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
Total | 59 | 36 | 145 | 90 | 55 | 4.5 | 0 | |
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