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Deon Green
Deon Green

Class:
RS Sophomore
Hometown:
Windermere, Fla.
High School:
Olympia
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 287
Position:
DT
Experience:
SQ

Third-year player who has not been able to get on the field due to injuries... listed on the third team entering the fall at a defensive tackle position... for the first time in his Carolina career he was able to showcase his skills this spring.

2012: Redshirt freshman defensive lineman who continued to rehab from a knee injury that required surgery in 2011... did not see any action... a member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Redshirted as a true freshman... was not part of the 105 roster at the start of camp while dealing with a knee injury that required surgery.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Orlando's Olympia High School in 2011... recorded 68 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks and two fumble recoveries as a senior... earned a spot on the Orlando Sentinel's All-Orange County and All-Central Florida first teams after his senior season... selected to play in the Central Florida All-Star game following the season... logged 75 tackles including 25 tackles for loss and six sacks as a junior... given a three-star rating and named the nation's 50th-best defensive tackle by Rivals.com... regarded as a three-star prospect and the 49th-best defensive tackle by Scout.com... three-star prospect, according to 247Sports.com... named to PrepStar's All-Southeast Region class... had over 20 scholarship offers from which to choose with USF, Penn State and Ole Miss making the short list.

PERSONAL: Lemuel Deon Green was born October 25, 1992... is a business administration major... grew up in Bowman, S.C., just outside Orangeburg, before moving to Orlando for his freshman year of high school.

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