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Derenthal, Alex
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Jersey Number 59
Alex Derenthal
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 298
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Davie, Fla.
- High School:
- Western
Bio
Fifth-year senior ... Rimington Trophy candidate ... named an NFL?Draft Scout [quote]Star of 2008[quote] ... preseason first-team All-MAC?selection by Athlon ... also a preseason first-team All-MAC pick by Phil Steele[apos]s College Football and the Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook ... enters the 2008 season having started 35 straight games ... has the most playing experience of any Owl.
Honors: Second-team All-MAC?in 2008 ... third-team All-MAC?by Phil Steele ... 2008?ECAC?All-Star ... Captains[apos] Award ... recipient of the 2008 George M. Illman Award for leadership on and off the field (team award) ... represented Temple at the 2008 NCAA?National Student-Athlete Development Conference in Orlando ... named 2007 offensive MVP ... earned Top Hog Award as the best offensive lineman ... Captains[apos] Award ... named to the 2007 AFCA?Good Works Team ... named to Phil Steele[apos]s College Football Mid-season third-team All-MAC ... preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Blue Ribbon Yearbook and third team all-league choice by Phil?Steele[apos]s ... 2006 ECAC Division I-A All-Star selection ... recipient of the 2006 Owl Award as Team MVP, becoming the first sophomore in program history to garner the honor ... named a 2005 Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News ... shared the team[apos]s co-offensive most improved player award at the conclusion of spring drills with Leyon Azubuike.
2008: Team captain ... finished career with a school record 47 consecutive starting appearances ... started all 12 games games ... one of just seven Owls to start every game ... also saw action as the short snapper for the field goal and PAT?units ... lettered.
2007: Team captain ... started all 12 games ... one of only seven Owls to start every game ... one of two offensive starters (Andre Douglas) to start all 12 games ... had a tackle against Navy ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game versus Buffalo ... graded a season-high 90 percent at Army ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game in the win over Northern Illinois where he graded at 87 percent ... graded at 90 percent in the win over Kent State ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game at Western Michigan, his 35th consecutive start ... graded at 89 percent against the Broncos ... lettered.
2006: Started all 12 games at center as a third-year sophomore, playing every snap in 11 contests ... graded-out at 90 percent or better in every game ... one of two players (OT Devin Tyler) to start all 12 games ... named the coaching staff[apos]s offensive player of the game versus Louisville and Minnesota ... lettered.
2005: Started all 11 games at center as a redshirt freshman, playing virtually every snap ... lettered.
2004: Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Western HS in Davie, Fla. ... 2003 Sun Sentinel second-team Class 6A-4A All-Broward County selection under head coach Doug Dutton ... South MVP of the BCAA All-Star Classic at center as a senior, the first offensive lineman to receive such an honor ... three-year varsity football letterwinner, playing C, OG and OT ... Miami Herald Honorable Mention All-Broward County 6A-4A selection in both 2003 and 2002.
Personal: Born April 20, 1986 ... son of Lynn and the late James Derenthal ... grandfather Robert Greenhalgh played minor league baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system ... kinesiology major.
Honors: Second-team All-MAC?in 2008 ... third-team All-MAC?by Phil Steele ... 2008?ECAC?All-Star ... Captains[apos] Award ... recipient of the 2008 George M. Illman Award for leadership on and off the field (team award) ... represented Temple at the 2008 NCAA?National Student-Athlete Development Conference in Orlando ... named 2007 offensive MVP ... earned Top Hog Award as the best offensive lineman ... Captains[apos] Award ... named to the 2007 AFCA?Good Works Team ... named to Phil Steele[apos]s College Football Mid-season third-team All-MAC ... preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Blue Ribbon Yearbook and third team all-league choice by Phil?Steele[apos]s ... 2006 ECAC Division I-A All-Star selection ... recipient of the 2006 Owl Award as Team MVP, becoming the first sophomore in program history to garner the honor ... named a 2005 Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News ... shared the team[apos]s co-offensive most improved player award at the conclusion of spring drills with Leyon Azubuike.
2008: Team captain ... finished career with a school record 47 consecutive starting appearances ... started all 12 games games ... one of just seven Owls to start every game ... also saw action as the short snapper for the field goal and PAT?units ... lettered.
2007: Team captain ... started all 12 games ... one of only seven Owls to start every game ... one of two offensive starters (Andre Douglas) to start all 12 games ... had a tackle against Navy ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game versus Buffalo ... graded a season-high 90 percent at Army ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game in the win over Northern Illinois where he graded at 87 percent ... graded at 90 percent in the win over Kent State ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game at Western Michigan, his 35th consecutive start ... graded at 89 percent against the Broncos ... lettered.
2006: Started all 12 games at center as a third-year sophomore, playing every snap in 11 contests ... graded-out at 90 percent or better in every game ... one of two players (OT Devin Tyler) to start all 12 games ... named the coaching staff[apos]s offensive player of the game versus Louisville and Minnesota ... lettered.
2005: Started all 11 games at center as a redshirt freshman, playing virtually every snap ... lettered.
2004: Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Western HS in Davie, Fla. ... 2003 Sun Sentinel second-team Class 6A-4A All-Broward County selection under head coach Doug Dutton ... South MVP of the BCAA All-Star Classic at center as a senior, the first offensive lineman to receive such an honor ... three-year varsity football letterwinner, playing C, OG and OT ... Miami Herald Honorable Mention All-Broward County 6A-4A selection in both 2003 and 2002.
Personal: Born April 20, 1986 ... son of Lynn and the late James Derenthal ... grandfather Robert Greenhalgh played minor league baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system ... kinesiology major.
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