Eric Striker
| No. 50 – Buffalo Bills | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 1, 1994 Tampa, Florida |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Oklahoma |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Eric Striker (born c. 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).
Early Years
Striker grew up in Seffner, Florida and attended Armwood High School, where he played football, baseball and ran track. In football, he set the school-record for career sacks with 42. As a junior in 2010, he made 125 tackles and 16 sacks. In his senior year, he racked up 109 tackles, 11 sacks and 18 tackles for loss, and earned Sports Illustrated first team All-American honors. He was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals and 247sports, and a three-star by ESPN and Scout.[1]
College career
Freshman season
In his final season at Armwood, Striker accepted a scholarship from Bob Stoops to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. As a freshman in 2012, he played in all 13 games, but only recorded stats in the game against the Kansas Jayhawks, making six tackles.
Sophomore season
As a sophomore, Striker earned a starting position and started every game. In a loss to rival Texas, he made a career-high seven tackles with a pass breakup and a tackle for loss. Against Kansas one week later, Striker got his first career sack, along with six tackles. At Oklahoma State in the annual Bedlam Series, he returned a fumble three yards for a touchdown on the final play of the game. In the final game of the year, Striker helped Oklahoma upset Alabama in the 2014 Sugar Bowl, recording a career-high three sacks and tying a career-high seven tackles. In the final minute of the game, he also got the first forced fumble of his career when he stripped Bama's quarterback, A.J. McCarron, followed by defensive end Geneo Grissom picking it up and running it in for a touchdown to seal the Sooners' victory.[1]
Senior season
On October 24, 2015, he recorded his first interception in his collegiate career in a home game against Texas Tech. He caught the ball at the line of scrimmage and returned it inside the 5-yard-line.
Professional career
Buffalo Bills
On April 30, 2016, Striker was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Eric Striker Bio". soonersports.com. Sooner Sports Properties. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Eric Striker Player Page". rotoworld.com. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.