'09 LA DT Darrington Sentimore (Alabama Verbal)

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'09 LA DT Darrington Sentimore



Defensive tackle
Destrehan (LA) Destrehan

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 265 lbs
Forty: 4.6 secs
Class: 2009 (High School)

WholeHogSports.com - RECRUITING : Razorbacks are already hustling for Class of 2009

Defensive tackle Darrington Sentimore, 6-3, 265, 4. 6, is reporting offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas A&M. As a junior, Sentimore had 120 tackles, 31 tackles for loss and 16 sacks.

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4/19

From the LSU site. Alabama (Offer) and LSU (no offer) lead. Sentimore says that while he is not yet qualified, he is improving and will be.

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WholeHogSports.com - THE RECRUITING GUY : Hogs making run at defensive lineman

Arkansas is mining Destrehan, La., again.

The Razorbacks signed highly regarded athlete Jerico Nelson in February, and they are back in the small town of about 11, 000, located 22 miles outside of New Orleans, trying to persuade defensive lineman Darrington Sentimore to be part of their 2009 class.

Sentimore, 6-3, 280, 4. 6 speed in the 40-yard dash, is considered one of the best in the nation at his position. He recorded 120 tackles, 31 for losses, and 16 sacks last year for the 15-0 Wildcats, who won the Class 5 A state championship last season.

Sentimore estimates he has more than 25 scholarship offers, including one from the Hogs. He said he plans to talk to Coach Stephen Robicheaux and narrow his list in the next few days and decide which football camps to attend this summer.

Sentimore said Nelson hopes they’ll be teammates again.

“He told me it was a nice place and he really wants to see me up there,” Sentimore said. “He wants me to be a Razorback.” Sentimore and Nelson traveled to Fayetteville for the Razorbacks’ Red-White game in April.

“I like it up there,” said Sentimore, who has a 4. 30 pro-shuttle time “I like the stuff they were saying and what the defensive line coach was telling me. It’s a nice place. They had a lot of fans there for a spring game. I really enjoyed myself up there.

“ I think Coach Petrino has a good personality. I like him. When he first saw me, he gave me some props. He was telling me I come off the ball fast and that I’m a fast kid, I play well with my hands.” Sentimore has outstanding strength to go along with his speed. He has a 385-pound bench press and about a 500-pound squat, and he was impressed with Arkansas’ highly regarded weight room.

“They said it was the best weight room in the nation,” Sentimore said. “It’s like 100 yards [long ] or something like that. That thing is nice.” Just as impressive was the facility’s nutritional area, which features a juice bar and ice cream / protein machine.

“I liked the part when they fixed me a shake up there,” Sentimore said. “It was a banana shake. Oh my God, it was good.”

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5/29

From the LSU site. Sentimore wants an offer from LSU, but knows he has to get his grades in order to do so. Alabama, LSU, Arkansas, Miami and Tennessee are the five schools he is looking hard at.

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6/18

From the LSU site. Sentimore says that after being at LSU, they are at #1 and he will be waiting for his offer. They have asked him to come back in July.

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8/14

From the LSU site. LSU will be in next week to check Sentimore's grades and he is expecting an offer. He says he will accept the offer on the spot when it comes.

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How about commitment No. 16 for Alabama? - The Rap Sheet - al.com

Alabama coach Nick Saban secured his team's 16th commitment when defensive tackle Darrington Sentimore said today he would sign with Alabama. Sentimore is a 6-foot-3, 265-pound native of Destrehan, La. He is rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com, but his name is five-star quality.

After UA hosted about 135 prospects this weekend, it was Sentimore who committed. A member of the Rivals250, he is ESPN.com's 18th-ranked defensive tackle in the country and Scout.com's 20th best. As a junior, he had 122 tackles with 16 sacks.

Sentimore chose Alabama over Arkansas, Miami, and Oklahoma. He said he's no longer holding out on an offer from LSU.

"(Alabama) has everything I need in a program," he told Rivals.com. "I got tired of waiting on LSU. If LSU did offer me later down the road, I wouldn't take it. This is a solid commitment to Alabama."

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11/12

From the Alabama site.....Sentimore says that he is 100% committed to Alabama but must keep his grades up.....