59 - Courtney PrincePosition: Defensive Tackle
Class: Freshman
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 257 lbs.
High School: Gwynn Park
Hometown: Mitchellville, Md.
A good, young prospect who entered school in January ... Got a taste of the strength and conditioning program and will need to take advantage of it to improve his quickness ... Picked up some valuable reps at defensive tackle during spring practice ... Still needs some time to learn the defense ... Shows promise for the future.
2007: Entered school for the second semester in January 2008 ... Went through off-season workouts ... Worked at defensive tackle during spring practice ... Had two tackles and a fumble recovery during one of Tech's spring scrimmages ... Also had a tackle in the Maroon-White game.
High School: Named second-team All-Met by The Washington Post as a defensive lineman his final year ... Saw action at defensive end and tackle, as well as offensive tackle for Coach Danny Hayes ... Contributed 108 tackles, nine sacks, seven pass deflections and three forced fumbles as a senior ... Earned first-team all-league, all-county and all-state honors ... Listed as the No. 15 overall player on the Mid-Atlantic 36 by SuperPrep ... Rated the No. 19 player in the Maryland/DC/Delaware area by Scout ... Helped the team to 14-0 record and the Maryland 3A state championship in 2005 ... Posted 87 tackles and 11 sacks that season ... Earned honorable mention all-state and All-Met honors along the defensive line.
Personal: Courtney Pierre Prince ... Born 6/13/89 in Washington, DC ... Son of Christopher and Sharon Prince ... Is studying human development.
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