2004 Football Roster
Durrell Mapp
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Burlington, NC
- High School:
- Cummings
• Second-Team All-ACC (AP, Rivals.com)
• ACC Player of the Week (Sept. 8 vs. ECU)
• ACC Player of the Week (Oct. 13 vs. South Carolina)
• ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 10 vs. NC State)
• Former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship after the conclusion of the 2004 season.
2007 - Senior Season
Started all 12 games in 2008 and had 27 career starts • Led the team with 132 tackles • Ranked second in the ACC and 10th in the nation with 11.0 tackles per game • Finished the season with 132 tackles, seven tackles for losses, three sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery • Posted 12 tackles, including eight primary stops, in the win over Duke • Led Carolina with eight tackles, including a 12-yard sack, at Georgia Tech • Also had a 4-yard fumble recovery vs. the Yellow Jackets • Had a career-high 23 tackles and a sack at NC State • It was the first time a Tar Heel had registered 20 or more tackles since 2002 • Had seven tackles, including four solo stops, in the win over Maryland • Posted six tackles at Wake Forest • Had a game-high 14 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the loss to No. 7 South Carolina • Was named ACC Player of the Week for his effort against the Gamecocks • Led the team with eight tackles in the win over Miami, including seven solo stops • Recorded his first career interception against the Canes • Posted four tackles at Virginia Tech • Had his third-straight double-digit tackle effort with 11 at No. 23 South Florida • Also had one tackle for loss against the Bulls • Recorded 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops and two assists, in the loss vs. Virginia • Also had his first sack of the season for 10 yards and posted 1.5 tackles for losses of 12 yards • Posted a career-high 18 tackles, including four solo stops and 14 assists, in the loss at East Carolina • Was named ACC Player of the Week for his effort against the Pirates • Led the team with nine tackles, including eight solo stops and one assist, in a 37-14 victory over James Madison.
2006 - Junior Season
Played in all 12 games and started nine at outside linebacker • Led the team with 87 tackles, including 54 solo stops and 33 assists • Posted a team-high 10 tackles in a 45-44 victory at Duke • Made seven tackles, all solo, in the win over NC State • Registered 10 tackles, including nine primary stops, against Georgia Tech • Had a career-high 14 tackles, including 11 primary stops and three assists, in the loss at Notre Dame • Also had a 2-yard tackle for loss against the Irish • Had four tackles, including three primary stops, against Wake Forest • Had seven tackles, including three solo stops and four assists, against Virginia • Posted 10 tackles, including seven solo stops and a 2-yard tackles for loss, against USF • Had five tackles, including a 3-yard tackle for loss, and broke up a pass at Miami • Posted five tackles, including three solo stops, at Clemson • Tied for team-high honors with 10 tackles, five primary and five assists, against Furman • Started against Virginia Tech and had three tackles, one tackle for losses of two yards and one quarterback hurry • Was limited in practice this fall and did not start against Rutgers due to a knee sprain • Had two tackles against the Scarlet Knights.
2005 - Sophomore Season
Played in all 11 games and started the final six at middle linebacker • Entered the starting lineup for the first time in the win over Virginia on Oct. 22 • Had six tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble at Virginia Tech • Posted a team-high 11 tackles, including a five-yard sack, and forced a fumble against Duke • Registered 10 tackles, including four primary and six assists, against Maryland • Had five tackles and a quarterback pressure in the win over Boston College • Posted four tackles against Miami • Made his first career start against Virginia and had six tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss • Assisted on one tackle against Utah • Had three tackles against Wisconsin.
2004 - Freshman Season
Played in 10 games primarily on special teams • Had six tackles, including four solo stops • Had one tackle against Boston College in the Continental Tire Bowl • Posted three tackles against Virginia Tech.
Cummings High School
Three-year starter in football • Earned all-conference and all-region honors as a junior and senior at linebacker • Also played wide receiver and tight end • Named MVP of the state championship game, leading Cummings to the state title as a junior • Made 98 solo tackles as a senior • Played basketball for four years.
Personal
Born Durell Desmond Mapp on December 1, 1985 • Son of Alexander and Deborah Mapp • Enjoys playing basketball and working out • Pretended to be Lawrence Taylor and Barry Sanders as a kid • Says the best word to describe him is "real" • Would like to switch places for a day with Dwayne Wade • African-American history and communications major.
Year Pri A Total TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR 2004 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2005 22 24 46 1.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 0 2 1 2006 54 33 87 4-9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2007 80 52 132 7.0-37 3.0-24 1-0 1 1 0 Totals 160 111 271 12.5-52 4.0-29 1-0 2 3 1
Career High: 23 tackles at NC State (2007) Season High: 23 tackles at NC State (2007)
