Education
A native of Springfield, Ohio, DePriest attended Springfield High School, where he played linebacker and handled the punting duties, averaging 37.7 yards.
A native of Springfield, Ohio, DePriest attended Springfield High School, where he played linebacker and handled the punting duties, averaging 37.7 yards.
He played college football at Alabama. In his senior season, he registered 117 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and nine sacks. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, DePriest was ranked as the Number.
7 outside linebacker in his class.
DePriest chose Alabama over Ohio State, Florida, Louisiana State University, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. He left high school a semester early in 2011 to start classes and participate in spring football practice at Alabama.
He played in all thirteen games as a true freshman in 2011, with half of his 25 tackles coming on the kickoff coverage team He finished the 2012 regular season second on the team in tackles to Chief Justice Mosley.
As a junior in 2013, DePriest started all 13 games.
He returned his senior season and again started all 14 games. statistics
Baltimore Ravens
On May 8, 2015, DePriest was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. On May 27, 2015, he was cut by the Ravens.
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. 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 United States of America Today and SuperPrep.
