David Patterson
Height/Weight: 6-5 / 297 lbs.
Age: 23 Experience: 1 year
College: Ohio State
Transaction: Signed by Atlanta as a free agent on May 1, 2007
Age: 23 Experience: 1 year
College: Ohio State
Transaction: Signed by Atlanta as a free agent on May 1, 2007
TRANSACTIONS
Signed by Atlanta on May 1, 2007.
CAREER
Posted 72 tackles and four sacks in 47 career games with the Buckeyes. Tallied 22 tackles, three tackles for loss and one pass defensed as a senior. Ranked fifth on the team in tackles for loss (7.5) and fourth in sacks (four) his junior season. Collared 19 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks as a sophomore. Tallied seven tackles and two sacks in limited duty as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Three-year starter on both sides of the ball at Warrensville Heights (OH) High School, where he was named District Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press and earned first-team All-Ohio honors. Posted 98 tackles, 25 tackles for loss and 17 sacks as a senior.
Born David Patterson on February 11, 1985 in Warrensville Heights, Ohio.
