2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 96
Darrell Prater
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 305
- Hometown:
- Fort Payne, Ala.
- High School:
- Fort Payne
- Prev School:
- Jacksonville State
Pronunciation: dare-ull Prater
2026 Senior
- Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining
2025 Junior (Jacksonville State)
- Played in all 14 games with three starts at defensive tackle
- 23 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks on the season
- Tied career high with six tackles against Kennesaw State in the CUSA Championship (12/5/25), while also adding 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack
- Career-high 2.0 sacks at FIU (11/22/25)
2024 Sophomore (Jacksonville State)
- Played in 13 of 14 games with four starts at defensive tackle
- 26 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss on the season
- Career-high six tackles at Eastern Michigan (9/14/24)
2023 Redshirt Freshman (Jacksonville State)
- Played in all 12 games with one start at defensive tackle
- 14 tackles, 1.5 tackle for loss, and 1.0 sack on the season
2022 Freshman (Jacksonville State)
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Played for head coach Chris Elmore at Fort Payne
- Helped the Fort Payne to the AHSAA Class 6A State Playoffs in each season
- 2020 6A Second Team All-Region
- Played both defensive end and defensive tackle, while also playing tight end and fullback
Personal
- Father, Darrell, played football at Jacksonville State
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