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Osborne, DeQuinton
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Jersey Number 91
DeQuinton Osborne
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, TX
- High School:
- South Grand Prairie
Bio
2017 First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2017 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
2017 Bob Fenimore Award (OSU Most Valuable Player)
Career Highs
Tackles - 3, twice, last vs. Iowa State, 2016
Tackles For Loss - 2.5 vs. Iowa State, 2016
Sacks - 2.5 vs. Iowa State, 2016
Junior college transfer who was a disruptive force on the interior of the Oklahoma State defensive line.
2017 (Senior): Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as voted by the coaches and second-team recognition from the Associated Press ... Honored by the Oklahoma State coaching staff with the Bob Fenimore Award presented to the team’s Most Valuable Player on the defensive side of the ball... Started all 13 games at defensive tackle and was one of most disruptive players in the Big 12 ... His 6.0 sacks lead the team and ranked sixth in the Big 12 for the year ... His 11.5 tackles for loss also led the Cowboy defense and were eighth in the league ... Finished the season with 44 total tackles and 29 solo stops ... Also credited with a pair of quarterback hurries ... Served as a captain for the South Alabama and Kansas State games ... Named the OSU defensive player of the game for his performance in the season opener against Tulsa ... Finished with a career-high seven tackles in Bedlam ... Also had six tackles against Kansas and TCU, and five tackles against Kansas State, Virginia Tech and Tulsa ... Showed up in the sack column in seven games - vs. South Alabama, Pitt, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Kansas and Virginia Tech ... Had at least one tackle for loss in eight games, with a high of three in the regular season finale against Kansas ... Recovered a fumble in OSU’s win at South Alabama.
2016 (Junior): Played in 11 games as part of the rotation on the defensive line ... Ranked third on the team with 3.5 sacks ... His 2.5 sacks against Iowa State matched the highest single-game total for any Cowboy ... Also credited with a sack against Central Michigan ... Intercepted a pass after dropping back in coverage against Kansas and returned it 27 yards just short of the end zone for one of the Cowboys’ most memorable plays of the year ... That play was one of three OSU plays nominated for the Piesman Trophy ... Finished with 12 tackles and 10 solo stops to go with his 5.5 tackles for loss ... Multiple-tackle games included three tackles in the opener vs. Southeastern Louisiana, three vs. Iowa State, two vs. Kansas and two against Colorado as part of the Cowboys’ win over the 10th-ranked Buffaloes in the Alamo Bowl.
Prior to OSU: Junior college transfer from Kilgore JC, where he totaled 61 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, six sacks, one interception and one pass breakup as sophomore in 2015 en route to securing first-team All-America recognition from the NJCAA ... First-team all-conference selection who was tabbed as the league’s defensive player of the year in 2015 ... Led his team to the 2015 conference title ... As a freshman in 2014, he made 66 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, nine sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Sat out 2013 season as true freshman redshirt at Missouri before transferring to Kilgore.
High School: Attended South Grand Prairie HS in Grand Prairie, Texas, where he was coached by Brent Whitson ... Had 58 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, four sacks and a fumble recovery his senior year ... Was a first-team all-district honoree in 2013.
2017 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
2017 Bob Fenimore Award (OSU Most Valuable Player)
Career Highs
Tackles - 3, twice, last vs. Iowa State, 2016
Tackles For Loss - 2.5 vs. Iowa State, 2016
Sacks - 2.5 vs. Iowa State, 2016
Junior college transfer who was a disruptive force on the interior of the Oklahoma State defensive line.
2017 (Senior): Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as voted by the coaches and second-team recognition from the Associated Press ... Honored by the Oklahoma State coaching staff with the Bob Fenimore Award presented to the team’s Most Valuable Player on the defensive side of the ball... Started all 13 games at defensive tackle and was one of most disruptive players in the Big 12 ... His 6.0 sacks lead the team and ranked sixth in the Big 12 for the year ... His 11.5 tackles for loss also led the Cowboy defense and were eighth in the league ... Finished the season with 44 total tackles and 29 solo stops ... Also credited with a pair of quarterback hurries ... Served as a captain for the South Alabama and Kansas State games ... Named the OSU defensive player of the game for his performance in the season opener against Tulsa ... Finished with a career-high seven tackles in Bedlam ... Also had six tackles against Kansas and TCU, and five tackles against Kansas State, Virginia Tech and Tulsa ... Showed up in the sack column in seven games - vs. South Alabama, Pitt, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Kansas and Virginia Tech ... Had at least one tackle for loss in eight games, with a high of three in the regular season finale against Kansas ... Recovered a fumble in OSU’s win at South Alabama.
2016 (Junior): Played in 11 games as part of the rotation on the defensive line ... Ranked third on the team with 3.5 sacks ... His 2.5 sacks against Iowa State matched the highest single-game total for any Cowboy ... Also credited with a sack against Central Michigan ... Intercepted a pass after dropping back in coverage against Kansas and returned it 27 yards just short of the end zone for one of the Cowboys’ most memorable plays of the year ... That play was one of three OSU plays nominated for the Piesman Trophy ... Finished with 12 tackles and 10 solo stops to go with his 5.5 tackles for loss ... Multiple-tackle games included three tackles in the opener vs. Southeastern Louisiana, three vs. Iowa State, two vs. Kansas and two against Colorado as part of the Cowboys’ win over the 10th-ranked Buffaloes in the Alamo Bowl.
Prior to OSU: Junior college transfer from Kilgore JC, where he totaled 61 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, six sacks, one interception and one pass breakup as sophomore in 2015 en route to securing first-team All-America recognition from the NJCAA ... First-team all-conference selection who was tabbed as the league’s defensive player of the year in 2015 ... Led his team to the 2015 conference title ... As a freshman in 2014, he made 66 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, nine sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Sat out 2013 season as true freshman redshirt at Missouri before transferring to Kilgore.
High School: Attended South Grand Prairie HS in Grand Prairie, Texas, where he was coached by Brent Whitson ... Had 58 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, four sacks and a fumble recovery his senior year ... Was a first-team all-district honoree in 2013.
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