Denico Autry

Denico Autry (born July 15, 1990) is an American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Albemarle High School in Albemarle, North Carolina and first enrolled at East Mississippi Community College. He then transferred to Mississippi State University, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Raiders.

Denico Autry
Autry with the Oakland Raiders in 2014
No. 96 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1990-07-15) July 15, 1990
Albemarle, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:Albemarle
(Albemarle, North Carolina)
College:Mississippi State
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2020
Total tackles:173
Sacks:29.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:3
Pass deflections:17
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Autry played high school football for the Albemarle High School Bulldogs. He finished his senior season with 104 solo tackles, 38 assists, 9.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. He was named the All-SNAP Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the Rocky River Conference Defensive Player of the Year and played in the NCCA East-West All-Star game.[1]

College career

Autry first played college football for the East Mississippi Lions of East Mississippi Community College, helping lead the Lions to a 12-0 record, state championship and NJCAA national title. He was named 2011 NJCAA Football All-America First Team.[1]

He transferred to play for the Mississippi State Bulldogs from 2012 to 2013. Autry played in 26 games, starting 23. He recorded 73 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, six sacks and three forced fumbles in his two-year career.[1]

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Autry was signed by the Oakland Raiders of the NFL on May 20, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[2] He made his NFL debut on October 2, 2014 against the Cleveland Browns, recording two tackles.[3] He played in ten games for the Raiders in 2014, accumulating thirteen combined tackles.[3]

Autry played in fourteen games, starting eight, for the team during the 2015 season, totaling 22 combined tackles, three sacks, three passes deflections and one safety.[3]

The Raiders offered him a one-year tender on March 9, 2016.[4] He officially signed his tender on April 17, 2017.[5]

Indianapolis Colts

On March 14, 2018, Autry signed a three-year, $17.8 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[6][7] In Week 14, Autry recorded a career-high three sacks and two forced fumbles in a 6-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He followed that performance week two, with a pair of sacks in a 24-21 upset win over the Houston Texans, earning him AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[8]

Autry finished the 2019 season with 32 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and a forced fumble in 14 games played.[9] Autry sat out the last two games of the season after suffering a concussion in Week 15 of the season.[10]

Autry made his return from injury in Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. During the game, Autry recorded his first two sacks of the season on Gardner Minshew II in the 27–20 loss.[11] In Week 8 against the Detroit Lions, Autry recorded two sacks on Matthew Stafford during the 41–21 win.[12] Autry was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 20, 2020,[13] and activated on December 3.[14]

In the Wild Card Round of the playoffs against the Buffalo Bills, Autry sacked Josh Allen 1.5 times during the 27–24 loss.[15]

References
  1. "Denico Autry". hailstate.com. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  2. "Denico Autry". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  3. "Denico Autry". NFL.com. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  4. Bair, Scott (March 9, 2016). "Raiders tender exclusive rights FAs Roberts, Autry". CSNBayArea.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  5. "Raiders Retain Four Free Agents". Raiders.com. April 17, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  6. Alper, Josh (March 14, 2018). "Denico Autry will sign with the Colts". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  7. Walker, Andrew (March 15, 2018). "Colts Sign Free Agent Defensive End Denico Autry". Colts.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. Knoblauch, Austin (December 12, 2018). "Derrick Henry, Amari Cooper among NFL Players of the Week". NFL.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  9. "Denico Autry 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. Danely, Matt (December 28, 2019). "Colts Week 17 Injury Update: Autry downgraded to out, Moore to doubtful; Nelson has cleared concussion protocol". Stampede Blue. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  11. "Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars - September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. "Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions – November 1st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  13. Walker, Andrew (November 20, 2020). "No Colts Players Ruled Out Sunday Against The Packers; Four Questionable; Denico Autry Placed On Reserve/COVID-19 List". Colts.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  14. Walker, Andrew (December 3, 2020). "Colts Thursday Notebook: Denico Autry Returns From Reserve/COVID-19 List; Quenton Nelson On Colts' Run Game Issues". Colts.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  15. "Wild Card - Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills - January 9th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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