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- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics CAREER: Talented young linebacker who burst onto the starting lineup in the third game of the 2011 season and has started every game since . . . Finished his sophomore campaign with 5.5 tackles for loss in his last four games, two of which came against teams that finished the season in the top five . . . Has played in 23 career games, earning 11 starts . . . Came to Mississippi State after playing prep football at nearby Noxubee County. 2011: Played in all 12 regular season games and the Music City Bowl, earning starts in the last 11 contests . . . Racked up 69 tackles, ranking fifth on the team . . . Tallied 9.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles as well . . . Totaled his 2010 season total with seven tackles in the season-opening win at Memphis, including 1.0 tackles for loss . . . Credited for four tackles in his first career start vs. No. 3 LSU at home . . . Recorded seven tackles in the win over Louisiana Tech . . . Notched a career-high 10 tackles at Georgia, including one for loss . . . Had six tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss in the road win at UAB . . . Tallied four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss vs. South Carolina . . . Registered seven tackles and a tackle for loss vs. No. 3 Alabama at home . . . Recorded his first career forced fumble to go along with six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at No. 6 Arkansas . . . Closed the regular season with nine tackles, another forced fumble and a tackle for loss in the Egg Bowl triumph vs. rival Ole Miss . . . Recorded a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss in a Music City Bowl win vs. Wake Forest. 2010: Played in 10 games and totaled seven tackles on the season . . . Saw time as a reserve linebacker and on kick-coverage units . . . Credited with a pair of stops against Houston and in the Egg Bowl . . . Posted one solo stop against Michigan in the New Year’s Day Gator Bowl victory. 2009: Sat out the season as a true freshman redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked as the No. 28 strong linebacker prospect in the country by national recruiting website Scout.com . . . Listed as the No. 39 weakside linebacker in the country by national recruiting website Rivals.com . . . That site also rates him the No. 19 player, regardless of position, in the state of Mississippi, the top-ranked linebacker on the chart . . . Credited with a 305-pound bench press and running a 4.7 in the 40-yard dash by Rivals . . . Named first-team, all-state on the defensive line by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper in all classifications following his senior campaign . . . Rated with the top 25 high school prospects in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger following his senior season . . . Played defensive end as a senior for Head Coach M.C. Miller at Noxubee County in Macon, Miss. . . . Led his prep team to the Class 4A championship as a senior . . . Made 134 total tackles, including 28.0 tackles for loss, 11.0 of which were quarterback sacks . . . Also credited with two forced fumbles . . . Chosen to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School All-Star game following his senior season . . . Helped lead Noxubee County to the state title game as a junior . . . Made 122 total tackles, including five quarterback sacks, during his junior season at Noxubee County High School in Macon, Miss. . . . Other top scholarship offer: Ole Miss . . . Committed to MSU in July 2008. PERSONAL: Born Deontae Skinner on Dec. 18, 1990 . . . Grandson of Georgia Mae Skinner. SKINNER'S CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles – 10, at Georgia (10-1-11) Assisted Tackles – 8, at Georgia (10-1-11) Solo Tackles – 4, (4x) last vs. Ole Miss (11-26-11) Tackles For Loss – 2.0, vs. Wake Forest (12-30-11) Forced Fumbles - 1, (2x) last vs. Ole Miss (11-26-11) |
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