Durwin Lamb

Height:
6-1
Weight:
239
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Opa-Locka, Fla.
High School:
Pace

Enters final collegiate season looking to regain a spot on the defensive depth chart at the linebacker position after experiencing limited action in 2005 and 2006, which followed an award-winning true freshman campaign under the former coaching staff ... To his credit, has maintained a high level of effort and a positive attitude despite limited playing time after picking up C-USA kudos ... Offers plenty of speed, quickness, athleticism and physicality to the Pirates[apos] defensive efforts ... Will also vie to become a contributor on special teams ... Combined for 10 stops during first two spring scrimmages (3/23, 3/30) ... Credited with four tackles and a quarterback pressure during the [apos]07 Purple-Gold Game.

2006: Played in two games as a reserve linebacker after opening campaign fighting for a position on the unit[apos]s depth chart ... Appeared in contests vs. Navy (9/2) and SMU (10/14) ... Logged only tackle vs. Midshipmen in season opener.

2005: Appeared in all 11 games as a backup outside linebacker (no starts) ... Experienced extensive action on Pirate special teams squad ... Finished with a total of seven tackles, three coming as solo hits ... Credited with half a tackle for lost yardage (vs. Duke in season opener) ... Tallied at least one tackle in six games ... Recorded only multi-stop effort on the road at Wake Forest (two solo tackles) ... Booked single stops against Duke, West Virginia, Rice, SMU and UAB in season finale at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ... Also netted one pass breakup (Southern Miss).

2004: Contributed strong rookie season, earning selection to the Conference USA[apos]s All-Freshman squad (LB) ... Played in 10 games and made initial career start in season-finale vs. N.C. State as a true freshman ... Did not experience action against Wake Forest ... In addition to top back-up status at the linebacking position, played integral role as key special team[apos]s performer ... Made a total of 25 stops (17 solo), two tackles for lost yardage (both coming vs. N.C. State), one sack (N.C. State), one fumble recovery (12-yard return vs. N.C. State) and one forced fumble (Memphis) ... Stood third among special teams tacklers with five ...Turned in team-high three special teams stops vs. Tulane ... Collected a pair of stops vs. Mountaineers in collegiate debut ... Added solo hit at Louisville, four solo tackles against Tulane and four total stops against Southern Miss ... Assisted on two tackles at Houston ... Established a career-high with six tackles (all solo) versus Memphis after moving into full-time role in unfamiliar position (OLB) after first-quarter injury to starter Eric Butler ... Closed season with five stops (four solo) vs. Wolfpack in Charlotte.

High School: A first-team all-state and first-team All-Dade County selection as a senior at Pace (Fla.) High School ... Named to the Dade County All-Star team ... Helped guide team to the Class 3-A State Championship, where he contributed 12 tackles and an interception during the Spartans[apos] victory ... A four-year letterman who served as team captain during senior campaign ... Tallied 140 tackles, seven sacks, four interceptions and two fumble recoveries ... Posted 50 stops and a pair of quarterback drops as a junior ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher as sophomore after playing on PHS[apos]s special teams unit during freshman season ... Prep teammate of current Pirate defensive back J.J. Milbrook ... Clocked at 4.6 in the 40 during prep time trials.

Personal: Full name is Durwin Jerome Lamb ... Born October 28, 1985 at Miami, Fla. ... Major is communications ... Brother Louis Lamb plays football at Emporia (Kan.) State ... God Brother Marquand Manuel (Florida) led the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl prior to signing a multi-year contract as an unrestricted free agent with a Green Bay Packers last March ... Hobbies include playing video games against teammates.