Darryl Monroe

Height:
6-1
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
Washington State / Dr. Phillips HS

As a Senior (2015): Academic All-MAC … John Heisman Award … preseason third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … started all 13 games at MIKE linebacker … one of 13 Zips to start every game … third in tackling with 83 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two hurries, and a forced fumble … in the win over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, had five tackles and a sack for a loss of six yards … in the shutout of Kent State, had five tackles, a 12-yard sack, and a forced fumble … in the win over Buffalo, had nine tackles … in the win at Miami (Ohio), had six tackles and a hurry … had four tackles in the win at UMass … against Central Michigan, had six tackles, including five solo stops … had nine tackles at Bowling Green … in the win at Eastern Michigan, had seven tackles, including a TFL … in the MAC opener against Ohio, led the Zips with eight tackles, including six solo stops … in the win over Savanna State, had three tackles. In the win at Louisiana, Monroe had five solo stops … against Pittsburgh, racked up 10 tackles, including five solos … made debut as a Zip at No. 19 Oklahoma.

College: As a Junior (2014): Played in all 12 games with seven starts ... finished third in tackles with 70, including 39 solo stops ... also had 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, one break-up, and one hurry. As a sophomore (2013): Started all 13 games ... voted a team captain for 10 games ... third on team with 94 tackles ... recorded eight TFL and two sacks ... forced two fumbles and broke up three passes ... made six tackles, including one for loss, at Auburn ... made six tackles and broke up a pass in win at No. 25 USC ... recorded seven tackles in win over Southern Utah ... made career-high 12 tackles including 2.5 for loss and one sack in win over Idaho ... had five solo tackles against No. 5 Stanford in Seattle ... tallied seven tackles against Oregon State ... made four tackles including one sack that caused a fumble and resulting in fumble return for touchdown at No. 2 Oregon ... recorded five solo tackles against No. 25 Arizona State ... tallied 11 tackles, eight solo, in win at Arizona ... made eight tackles in win over Utah ... had eight tackles, seven solo, including a tackle for loss, at Washington ... made career-high 13 tackles, 1.5 for loss, against Colorado State in the New Mexico Bowl ... lettered. As a Redshirt Freshman (2012): All-Pac-12 honorable mention ... selected a team captain three times (Colorado, Oregon, Washington) ... started all 12 games at MIKE linebacker ... second on team with 80 tackles, tied for 16th-most in the Pac-12 Conference ... made 8.5 tackles-for-loss, tied for third on team ... made three sacks and recovered one fumble ... tallied seven-plus tackles six times ... made six tackles, four solo, at BYU ... made five tackles in win against Eastern Washington, including first career sack, and forced fumble ... had a season-high 10 tackles, one for loss, and forced a fumble in win at UNLV ... had five tackles and a sack and recovered one fumble against Colorado ... made six tackles, 1.5 for loss, and one sack against No. 2 Oregon in Seattle ... made seven tackles at No. 14 Oregon State ... tallied seven tackles, four solo, against California ... made eight tackles, one for loss, at No. 19 Stanford ... recorded six tackles at Utah ... tallied five tackles, four solo and two for loss, against No. 17 UCLA ... posted eight tackles at Arizona State ... made seven tackles and one hurry in Apple Cup victory over Washington ... lettered. As a Freshman (2011): Enrolled in Jan. 2011 for spring semester and participated in spring drills ... received a medical redshirt after suffering season-ending Achilles injury against Idaho State.

High School: Four-year letterman for coach Dale Salapa at Dr. Phillips HS ... ranked No. 31 on Central Florida Super 60 list ... named one of the top five linebackers in Florida ... 2010 Orlando Sentinel Central Florida All-Defensive Team selection ... as a senior, led team and county in with 136 tackles ... also had two fumble recoveries, one interception (returned for a touchdown), three sacks, one pass break up, and eight tackles for a loss helped the team to a 14-1 record and the state championship game ... as a junior, year led team in tackles ... team captain ... named to the All-Orange County team ... received the team Defensive Player of the Year award ... named one of the top five linebackers in Central Florida ... named to Central Florida Super 60 and top 100 in Florida... as a sophomore, received team awards for Most Improved and Most Hardworking Player.

Personal: Parents Darryl Monroe and Najia Hasan ... has three sisters ... earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Washington State in Dec. 2014 ... pursuing a master's degree in sport science.