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Jaguar Highlights: Enters the preseason listed as a backup at the weakside linebacker position ... Collected five tackles for the White squad in the annual spring game ... Had three stops for the defense in the team’s first scrimmage in March.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2010): Played at Butler (Kan.) C.C. in the fall, where he helped the Grizzlies to a final 11-1 record and a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship game ... After falling by a point in the Citizen’s Bank Bowl, BCC ended up second in the final NJCAA rankings ... Team went 7-0 in winning the Jayhawk Conference title ... Appeared in 11 of the Grizzlies’ 12 contests, posting a total of 29 stops with seven of those behind the line of scrimmage ... Tied for third on the team with 5½ sacks ... Forced one fumble and recovered another ... Credited with season-high eight tackles in 60-point win over Dodge City (Kan.) C.C. ... Made seven stops overall — two of those were for loss including 1½ sacks — in 49-7 victory at No. 3 Fort Scott (Kan.) C.C. ... Collected a pair of sacks for a loss of 14 yards among his five tackles and also recovered a fumble in Garden City (Kan.) C.C. victory ... Posted three stops including a sack for a loss of seven yards in defeat of third-ranked Coffeyville (Kan.) C.C. ... Efforts helped the Grizzlies rank eighth in the nation in both passing (126.1 ypg) and total (206.7 ypg) defense, and 10th against the run (80.6 ypg).

As A Freshman (2009): Saw action in every contest his first season on the collegiate level ... Totaled five stops, including an assist for loss ... Had a season-high three tackles in season-ending victory over Huntingdon (Ala.) College ... Posted assisted stops in each of USA’s first two contests, wins over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy and Army Prep.

High School Highlights: Earned three letters at Spain Park HS, starting two years ... Ranked 33rd nationally as a defensive tackle by Scouts, Inc. ... Was 21st overall — and the fifth-ranked player at the position — in the state ... Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic at the end of the season, where he made two tackles and broke up a pass ... Named first-team all-area by the Shelby County Reporter after collecting 50 tackles, three sacks, one interception and a forced fumble in his senior season ... Was 12th on Birmingham News’ Top 24 Recruits list ... Posted 68 tackles, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a junior to help the Jaguars go 13-2 — they would reach the championship game in the state 6A playoffs.

Personal: Full name is Darrius Renell McMullin ... Born Jan. 18, 1991, in Birmingham, Ala. ... Son of Tim and Fonda Pugh ... Favorite book is “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” ... Favorite team is the Atlanta Falcons ... Favorite player is Warren Sapp ... Favorite musical artist is Young Jeezy ... Would like to become a pharmacist ... Originally committed to Vanderbilt, and was also recruited by Auburn, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, UAB, Central Florida, Tulane and Louisiana Tech ... An interdisciplinary studies major.