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Daren Bates Class: Senior Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. High School: Olive Branch (Miss.) Height / Weight: 5-11 / 205 Position: LB

CAREER -- Moved to linebacker as a sophomore after playing safety as a freshman in 2009.

2010 -- Appeared in 12 games with nine starts ... 8th on team with 48 tackles ... Made first collegiate start at linebacker in season opener vs. Arkansas State and led Tigers in tackles with a career-best of 10 ... Seven of the 10 tackles were solo ... Against Mississippi State, totaled three solo tackles ... Against Clemson, had one QB?hurry to go with five total tackles, three solo ... Against South Carolina, forced first career fumble, which led to AU go-ahead TD in 4th Qtr., had a QB hurry, one TFL (minus 1 yard) and five total tackles ... In limited action vs. ULM, recored one assisted tackle with one QB hurry ... Against Kentucky, finished second on team with eight tackles, including six solo stops ... Also forced a fumble in second quarter that led to AU field goal ... Totaled three tackles, two solo, vs. Arkansas ... Against LSU, registered five tackles with one QB hurry before leaving game with injury in the second quarter ... Did not play vs. Ole Miss due to injury, breaking streak of 21 consecutive starts since 2009 freshman season ... Did not play vs. UTC due to injury ... Against Georgia, had one solo tackle with a QB hurry ... Played vs. Alabama but did not have a tackle ... In SEC Championship Game vs. South Carolina, finished with third-most tackles with six and had an interception which halted a Gamecocks' scoring threat at the AU 24-yard line ... Against Oregon in BCS National Championship Game, tallied one solo tackle.

2009 -- Ranked T-39th in SEC in tackles per game, 5.4 tpg ... Started all 13 games ... Totaled 70 tackles with 2.5 TFLs and one fumble recovery ... Started at safety in season opener vs. Louisiana Tech ... Recorded AU's only interception of the game, making a leaping grab at the AU 2-yard line to halt a Tech scoring threat ... Had three assisted tackles and two QB hurries in SEC opener vs. Mississippi State ... Totaled four solo tackles vs. West Virginia ... Led Tigers with seven tackles vs. Ball State ... Also registered half a sack (minus 12 yards) and 1.5 TFL's (minus 14 yards) vs. Ball State ... Tied career high with seven tackles against Tennessee ... Six of his seven stops vs. the Vols were solo ... Had six tackles, with five solo, against Arkansas ... Against Kentucky, Set season-high with eight tackles with six solo stops ... Had a QB hurry to go with four assisted tackles vs. LSU ... Against Ole Miss, tied for team lead with nine tackles ... Also recovered a fumble and broke up one pass vs. Rebels ... In limited action vs. Furman, totaled two tackles, both solo ... Finished with three tackles vs. Georgia ... Finished with seven tackles, five solo, including a TFL (minus 5 yards) vs. Alabama ... In Outback Bowl vs. Northwestern, recorded seven tackles, including six solo stops, with one pass break-up.

HIGH SCHOOL -- High School Coach: Scott Samsel ... Collected 90 tackles and four interceptions and had nearly 900 yards of total offense as a senior ... Named to the MHSAA All-Region 1 Class 5A team ... Selected for the Commercial Appeal Shelby Metro All-Suburban team ... Named the BankPlus Player of the Week by the DeSoto Times following a 49-22 victory over Horn Lake in which he had 107 total yards and three touchdowns, 10 tackles and an interception.

PERSONAL -- Born Nov. 27, 1990 ... Son of Michael and Weslynn Bates ... Major: Undecided.

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