Trey DePriest

A native of Springfield, Ohio, DePriest attended Springfield High School, where he played linebacker and handled the punting duties, averaging 37.7 yards. As a junior, he recorded 101 tackles in 2009 with seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss while recovering three fumbles, earning All-Area Defensive Player of the Year and All-State honors. In his senior season, he registered 117 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and nine sacks. Besides repeating as All-Area Defensive Player of the Year and All-State selection, he won the Ohio Division-I Defensive Player of the Year award and was named All-American by USA Today and SuperPrep.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, DePriest was ranked as the No. 7 outside linebacker in his class.^[1] DePriest chose Alabama over Ohio State, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma and Notre Dame.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Trey DePriest OLB	Springfield, Ohio	Springfield HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Jul 30, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 1 (SLB)    Rivals: 7 (OLB), 5 (OH)
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2013.

He left high school a semester early in 2011 to start classes and participate in spring football practice at Alabama.^[2] He played in all thirteen games as a true freshman in 2011, with half of his 25 tackles coming on the kickoff coverage team.^[3] He finished the 2012 regular season second on the team in tackles to C.J. Mosley. As a junior in 2013, DePriest started all 13 games. He returned his senior season and again started all 14 games.

College career statistics