The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Powell, Teko
Jersey Number 93
Teko Powell
- Prev School:
- Illinois
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Norland
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2017):
C-USA All Conference Honorable Mention…Played and started every regular season game… Finished the season with 25 tackles (11 unassisted, 14 assisted) and 4.5 TFL…Was the team’s primary gap stuffer in the run game…Had three tackles, two TFLs and a sack against Coastal Carolina (9/16)…Posted a season high four tackles on the road at Florida (11/18).
2012-2014 AT ILLINOIS:
Tallied 34 tackles, one tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery over 19 appearances for the Illini… Career best 22 tackles and one sack in 2013… Had back-to-back games of five tackles (career high) against Michigan State and Penn State in 2013… Started first three games at defensive tackle in 2014 and amassed eight tackles before missing final 10 games of the season due to an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A three-star recruit by Rivals.com at Miami Norland High School… Coached under the tutelage of Daryle Heidelburg… First-team Florida Class 5A All-State selection in 2011… Helped Norland to Class 5A state championship and a 15-0 perfect record… Amassed 107 tackles in 2011… A participant in the Under Armour Dade vs. Broward All-Star Football Game in Florida in addition to the Semper Fi All-America Game in Arizona… Held offers from Lousiville, Washington State, West Virginia, and Wisconsin among others.
PERSONAL:
Guardian is Geneva McIntosh… Majoring in Kinesiology… Born April 19, 1993.
C-USA All Conference Honorable Mention…Played and started every regular season game… Finished the season with 25 tackles (11 unassisted, 14 assisted) and 4.5 TFL…Was the team’s primary gap stuffer in the run game…Had three tackles, two TFLs and a sack against Coastal Carolina (9/16)…Posted a season high four tackles on the road at Florida (11/18).
2012-2014 AT ILLINOIS:
Tallied 34 tackles, one tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery over 19 appearances for the Illini… Career best 22 tackles and one sack in 2013… Had back-to-back games of five tackles (career high) against Michigan State and Penn State in 2013… Started first three games at defensive tackle in 2014 and amassed eight tackles before missing final 10 games of the season due to an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A three-star recruit by Rivals.com at Miami Norland High School… Coached under the tutelage of Daryle Heidelburg… First-team Florida Class 5A All-State selection in 2011… Helped Norland to Class 5A state championship and a 15-0 perfect record… Amassed 107 tackles in 2011… A participant in the Under Armour Dade vs. Broward All-Star Football Game in Florida in addition to the Semper Fi All-America Game in Arizona… Held offers from Lousiville, Washington State, West Virginia, and Wisconsin among others.
PERSONAL:
Guardian is Geneva McIntosh… Majoring in Kinesiology… Born April 19, 1993.
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