Dorian Etheridge

Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Position:
ILB
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charleston, W.Va.
High School:
Capital

Career Overview: Appeared in 45 career games ... totaled 258 tackles and 24.5 tackles for loss ... recorded 4.5 sacks and one interception.

2020: Had a team-leading eight tackles in the win over Western Kentucky, registering a career-best 3.5 TFLs ... the 3.5 TFLs were the most by a Louisville player since 2017 ... finished with seven tackles, 1.5 for loss, against Miami ... tied for the team lead with seven tackles at Pitt, matching his career high with 3.5 TFLs and setting a career best with two sacks ... also forced a fumble and had a quarterback hurry ... had five tackles and a pass breakup in the loss at Georgia Tech ... tallied three tackles, including a sack, at Notre Dame ... had a pair of stops in the win over Florida State ... finished with three tackles against Virginia Tech ... made three stops at Virginia ... tied for the team lead with four tackles against Syracuse ... picked up four tackles at Boston College ... totaled four tackles in his final game versus Wake Forest.

2019: Played in 13 games, 12 as a starter ... finished fourth on the team with 70 tackles and was second with 8.0 tackles for loss ... recorded three tackles, with a fumble recovery and quarterback hurry against Notre Dame ... tallied seven stops, one for a loss, versus Eastern Kentucky ... had a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Western Kentucky ... made seven tackles with a sack at Florida State ... finished with eight stops and a quarterback hurry at Wake Forest ... recorded three tackles, one for loss, and a pass breakup against Clemson ... made five tackles, one for loss, at Miami ... tallied a season-high 11 tackles, broke up a career-best three passes and recorded the first interception of his career at NC State ... tied for the team lead with 12 tackles, one for loss, against Syracuse ... finished with four tackles with one for loss at Kentucky.

2018: Started 10 games at linebacker, missing two due to injury ... totaled 55 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss ... registered five games with six or more tackles ... credited with four tackles in the season opener versus Alabama ... totaled four tackles and one tackle for loss before leaving the game with an injury against Indiana State ... missed the Western Kentucky and Virginia games ... returned to action versus Florida State, leading the team with eight tackles and one tackle for loss ... totaled seven tackles versus Georgia Tech ... credited with a season-best 11 tackles in a loss at Boston College ... totaled eight stops and a tackle for loss versus Wake Forest ... credited with three tackles against Clemson ... notched six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against NC State.

2017: Started all 13 games at linebacker ... named a Freshman All-American by ESPN ... led the team in tackles with 83 — the first true freshman to lead the squad ... totaled two tackles in his first collegiate game versus Purdue ... started at linebacker against North Carolina and registered eight tackles ... credited with nine stops and pair of tackles for loss versus Kent State ... totaled six tackles in a loss to NC State ... recorded a career-best 14 tackles in a loss to Boston College ... registered his second double-digit tackles game with 11 tackles versus Syracuse ... notched eight tackles in the regular season win at Kentucky ... totaled six stops in the TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Mississippi State.

High School: Rivals three-star prospect ... tabbed the No. 6 player in West Virginia according to Rivals.com ... ranked as the top outside linebacker in West Virginia ... participated in Louisville “Light Up the Ville Camp” ... listed as the No. 50-ranked outside linebacker by ESPN ... rated the nation’s No. 45 outside linebacker by Scout.com and the top player at his position in the state of West Virginia ... tabbed as one of the top five recruiting targets in the state of West Virginia ... ranked as the No. 35 inside linebacker in the nation by 247Sports and No. 6 in West Virginia ... been a starter each of the past two seasons as the Cougars played in back-to-back Class AAA championship games ... two-time All-State selection by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association ... helped Capital to the Class 3-A state title as a sophomore ... voted first team AAA all-state as voted by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association as a senior ... named to the American Family Insurance all-USA West Virginia Football Team as a junior ... totaled 16 tackles, two tackles for loss and one fumble forced in win over Parkersburg ... was second on the team with 64 tackles as a junior, including nine for lost yardage ... also led the team in receiving in a 23-15 Super Six loss to Wheeling Park, catching four passes for 39 yards ... voted second team AAA all-state as voted by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association during his junior year ... chose Louisville over West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Purdue and Marshall ... son of Denise and Stephen Dawkins ... born 11/21/98 ... exercise science major.