Dontay Moch

Dontay Moch

No. 52     Cincinnati Bengals
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: July 19, 1988 (1988-07-19) (age 23)
Place of birth: Chandler, Arizona
High School: Hamilton H.S.
Height: 6 ft 1 3⁄8 in (1.86 m)	Weight: 248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College: Nevada
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
2008 second-team All-WAC

Dontay Moch (born July 19, 1988) is an American Football Linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He played collegiate football for the University of Nevada.

Early years

Moch was born in Chandler, Arizona to parents Robert Moch and Rakell Wesley. He has an older brother, Mekell Wesley, who plays football at San Diego State. Dontay Moch attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, where he played on the state championship football team in his junior and senior years. While there, he was named a First-team All-state player. Additionally, he won the state title in the 200-meter dash.^[1]

College career

At the University of Nevada, Moch sat out the 2006 season as a redshirt. In 2007, he saw action in 13 games as a linebacker, defensive end, and on special teams. That season, he recorded 13 tackles, 3.5 sacks, forced one fumble, recovered one fumble, and broke up three passes.^[1]

In 2008, Nigel Burton took over as Nevada's defensive coordinator and instituted a 4–3 scheme. The new system relied on the speed of Moch and fellow defensive lineman Kevin Basped to penetrate from the edge.^[2] Moch saw action under this scheme in all 13 games and recorded 50 total tackles (33 solo), 17.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, two broken-up passes, and four forced fumbles.^[3] Moch finished the season tied for 12th in the nation in number of quarterback sacks.^[4] The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) named him a Second-team All-WAC defensive lineman.^[5]

In 2009, Moch was First-team All-WAC honors and was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Year . He started 13 games and finished with 61 tackles, including a WAC-leading 20.0, which set a new Nevada single-season record. He also registered 6.5 sacks, forced two fumbles and broke up three passes. Going into his senior season of 2010 Moch already owns school season records in sacks (11½ in 2008) and tackles for loss (20 in 2009) and needs 7½ sacks and 10 tackles for loss to set WAC career records.

Professional career

"He has freakish talent," Nevada defensive coordinator Andy Buh said. "When he puts his mind to it, he's unstoppable."^[6] At the 2011 NFL Combine, Moch ran a 4.44 sec 40-yard dash, best among all linebackers and defensive linemen.^[7]

Cincinnati Bengals

Moch was selected 66th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2011 NFL Draft.

2011 season

Moch suffered a broken foot^[8] in the opening preseason game on August 12, against the Detroit Lions. By October 12, Moch had returned to full practice,^[9] but was inactive for the sixth game of the regular season against the Indianapolis Colts on October 17.^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dontay Moch Bio, University of Nevada Athletics, December 31, 2008, retrieved January 25, 2009.
2. ^ Kevin Moody, Moch and Basped locked and loaded for Wolf Pack, Nevada Appeal, August 24, 2008, retrieved January 25, 2009.
3. ^ 2008 Cumulative Season Statistics, University of Nevada Athletics, retrieved January 25, 2009.
4. ^ Pass Sacks, Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Player Report, National Collegiate Athletic Association, January 8, 2009, retrieved January 25, 2009.
5. ^ All-WAC Football Teams Announced, Western Athletic Conference, December 1, 2008, retrieved January 25, 2009.
6. ^ Murray, Chris (August 19, 2010), "Nevada defense moves at Dontay Moch speed"USA Today Retrieved September 11, 2010.
7. ^ Hinxman, Dan (March 1, 2011). "NFL combine: Speedy Moch sets combine record for defensive linemen". Reno Gazette-Journal. http://www.rgj.com/article/20110301/SPORTS06/103010322/1018/sports. 
8. ^ "Possibly two months on Moch’s injury". Cincinnati.com, Cincinnati Enquirer. 2011-08-13. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. http://www.webcitation.org/62VZZw9e2. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
9. ^ "Injury/Practice Report: Dontay Moch Takes Part In First FULL Practice". 2011-10-12. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. http://www.webcitation.org/62VZhwJ8w. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
10. ^ Reedy, Joe (2011-10-16). "Bengals-Colts inactives and pregame notes". Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. http://www.webcitation.org/62VZpPGZy. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 

External links

• Nevada State Wolfpack bio