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51Darryl SHARPTONLINEBACKERTRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Houston Texansin the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2010NFL Draft...Signed by Texans on June 11, 2010.2010 (Houston 3/0): Assisted on a special teamstackle in his professional debut vs. Indianapolis(9/12)..made one special teams tackle and assistedon another at Washington (9/19)...assistedon a special teams tackle vs. Dallas (9/26)...inactiveat Oakland (10/3).COLLEGE: Started 30 of 52 games at Miami, including18 at middle linebacker, nine at strongsideand three at weak-side linebacker…recorded255 tackles (154 solo) that included 2.5 sacksfor minus 24 yards and 27.0 stops for losses totaling75 yards…caused and recovered a fumble…deflected nine passes…fielded six short kickoffsfor 40 yards and had a 73-yard interception returnfor a touchdown.Height: 5-11 | Weight: 244 | College: Miami (Fla.) |Hometown: Coral Gables, Florida | 1st NFL Season |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 22 |Acquired: D4a-’10 (102nd overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 3/0 |Career GP/GS: 3/0 | Teams: Houston, 2010 |recovered a fumble and broke up two passes…gained 18 yards on a trio of short kickoff returns.2007: A valuable fill-in at either weak-side linebacker,strong-side linebacker or middle linebacker…playedin 11 games…ranked sixth onthe team with 46 tackles (30 solo), adding onestop for a 12-yard loss…deflected a pass andfielded an onside kick for no return.2006: Named third-team Freshman All-Americanby The Sporting News and College FootballNews…selected to The Sporting News ACC All-Freshman team...one of eight UM players whowere selected to the 2006 ACC Academic FootballTeam...played in 10 games, starting vs. GeorgiaTech, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Virginia andBoston College at middle linebacker...totaled 45tackles (26 solo) with a 10-yard sack, five stopsfor losses of 18 yards and three pass deflections.2009: Played in all 13 games, starting the final 12games at middle linebacker...led the team witha career-high 106 tackles (65 solo)… caused afumble, deflected three passes and interceptedanother for a 73-yard touchdown return…alsofielded a pair of kickoffs for 22 yards (11.0 avg)…selected ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week ineach of the Hurricanes’ final two regular seasoncontests…recorded at least 10 tackles in fivegames.2008: Started nine games at strong-side linebacker,coming off the bench vs. Virginia, VirginiaTech, Georgia Tech and California (EmeraldBowl)…saw playing time on the weak-side andin the middle, finishing fourth on the team with 58tackles (33 solo) that included 1.5 sacks for minus14 yards and six stops for losses of 24 yards…2005: Played in the team’s first three games vs.Florida State, Clemson and Colorado before receivinga medical hardship.HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Coral Gables (Fla.)High School, playing football for head coachJoe Montoya…played both offense and defensethroughout his career, and also returnedkickoffs and blocked punts…as a senior in 2004,he finished with 96 tackles (three for loss), twointerceptions and four blocked punts…selectedto play in the Cali/Florida Bowl, but declined theinvitation…as a junior, he recorded 110 tacklesand one interception for a touchdown…rankedas the nation’s 28thbest outside linebacker prospectby Rivals.com and was chosen All-DadeCounty while ranking as the 10th-best prospectin Dade County by the Miami Herald…memberHOUSTONTEXANS.COM