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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Raiders Draft Dyke and Barksdale.

By HD.

Joe Barksdale, CAREER: Four-year letterwinner for the Tigers from 2007-10 ... Played in 53 games, starting 39 times ... Started final 39 games of his career, the longest streak on the team at the conclusion of the 2010 season ... Did not have a redshirt season as he played in 14 games during LSU's national championship season in 2007 ... Originally came to LSU as a defensive lineman but switched to the offensive side of the ball shortly after his arrival ... Invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game in January of 2011.

SENIOR SEASON 2010: Switched from right tackle to left tackle as a senior, starting all 13 games for the Tigers at that position ... Ran his streak of consecutive starts to a team-best 39 ... Earned second team All-SEC honors from both the league's coaches and the AP ... Played a total of 853 snaps from scrimmage with 49 knockdowns ... Played every snap in nine games - North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Texas A&M ... Only senior on the starting offensive line.


DeMarcus Van Dyke, CAREER: A two-sport athlete at Miami, playing both football and running track ... Played in 50 games from 2007-2010 ... Started 21 contests ... Tallied 80 tackles, including three for loss ... Recorded 10 pass break-ups...Had three interceptions during his career.

2010 (SENIOR): Played in 13 games, starting three ... Spent time at left cornerback and in the nickel package ... Had a season-high four solo stops at Clemson ... Had two tackles at Ohio State ... Tallied a single solo tackle against FAMU, Florida State, North Carolina and at Georgia Tech ... Posted 10 assisted stops on the season, including three at Duke ... Had one tackle for loss for two yards against North Carolina ... Forced and recovered a fumble at Clemson ... Picked off two passes on the season, including one at Pittsburgh that he returned for 74 yards ... Recorded five pass break-ups.

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