Larry Stevens
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Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
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| Position: | Linebacker |
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| Born: | January 22, 1982 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Michigan |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Larry Ernest Stevens Jr. (born January 22, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 2000 to 2003.
Stevens was born in Tacoma, Washington,[2] and attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma.[3] He was a star athlete in both basketball and football for Woodrow Wilson.[4][5] He was considered the top football prospect in the State of Washington in the Class of 2000 and had offers from Washington, Oregon, UCLA, Nebraska, Michigan and other schools.[6] The Seattle Post-Intelligencer described Stevens this way: "Stevens is the ultimate catch because of the things he can do with his 6-foot-4, 230-pound frame. He runs 40 yards in 4.6 seconds. He can dunk a basketball backward from a standing position. He can reach the end zone in any number of ways."[7]
College career
Stevens made his first official recruiting visit to the University of Michigan in December 1999 and gave his oral commitment to the Wolverines during the visit. Stevens said, "I've always wanted to go to Michigan, even when I was a little kid. When I got there, everyone made me feel really comfortable there."[8] He played college football as a defensive end and linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines from 2000 to 2003.[3][9][10][11][12][13][14] In four years, playing for Michigan, he appeared in 44 games and was credited with 77 tackles, 21 assists, 25 tackles for loss and 12 sacks.[3] Sports Illustrated wrote that Stevens was an "athletic defensive end whose game possesses a lot of explosion."[15]