Darrien Batiste

Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 237
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Geismar, La.
High School:
Dutchtown

2013 (Freshman): Saw action in two games during the season (NIcholls State, Akron).

2012 (Redshirt): Promising member of the recruiting class who sat out the season as a redshirt while practicing with the defensive linemen.

High School: Three-time, first team all-district choice at Dutchtown High, playing for coach Benny Saia. . . helped team to a 11-1 record as a senior and a 12-1 mark and a second place finish in the state as a junior. . . registered 50 or more tackles in junior and senior seasons and made 40 stops as a sophomore. . . lettered four times in football, twice in track and once in basketball. . . threw the shot put in track and played power forward in basketball. . . rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN Scout Inc. . . selected to play in the Louisiana/Texas Bayou Bowl.

Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1994 in Biloxi, Miss. . . son of Mark and Angela Batiste. . . is the youngest of three children, having one brother (Jeremy Matthews) and one sister (Bria). . . his uncle, Aubrey Matthews, played 11 seasons (1986-96) in the NFL with Detroit, Atlanta and Green Bay. . . is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. . . graduated from high school with a 3.5 GPA. . . industrial technology major.