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Marvin Austin # prospect in 2011 NFL Draft.

Marvin Austin NFL Draft Bio

Marvin Austin (born January 10, 1989) is an American football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina.

Austin has also played for the Miami Dolphins.

In his true freshman year at North Carolina, Austin played in all 12 season games and started in three. He finished the season with 26 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses, and 4.0 sacks.

In 2008, Austin played in 13 games and started 11. He tied with E.J. Wilson for most tackles by a Carolina defensive lineman with 38, had 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception (returned for touchdown), and 1 blocked kick. He had three tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss and had one quarterback pressure in the win over Notre Dame, and earned coaches "player of the game" honors for his performance.

In his junior season Austin was selected second-team All-ACC. For the season, Austin finished with 42 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses, four sacks, three pass breakups, six quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

After an excellent junior season, Austin was viewed as a potential top-10 draft pick. However before he could build on his draft stock, he was suspended along with 13 other North Carolina players for receiving improper benefits. Austin along with Tar Heels pass rusher Robert Quinn, receiver Greg Little and three others were suspended the entire 2010 season. North Carolina still had enough talent to finish 8-5 and beat Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.

Even though he was dismissed from the UNC football team, Austin represented the school in the 2011 East-West Shrine Game on January 22, 2011. He scored a touchdown by recovering a fumble by Texas A&M Aggies' starting quarterback Jerrod Johnson 3 yards out of the endzone.

Austin came under heavy fire in the NFL draft process. Despite having a good East-West Shrine game, his character and judgment came under question to scouts. Reports of his skipping the Wonderlic test and finger-pointing in interviews reportedly disappointed some NFL personnel.

Draft Year: 2011 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Marvin Austin

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Marvin Austin	Defensive Tackle	6 ft 2 in	312 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
2	52	N.Y. Giants	North Carolina	Washington, DC, USA

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