Dwayne Rudd
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 3, 1976 Batesville, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | South Panola (Batesville) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1997: 1st round, 20th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Dwayne Dupree Rudd (born February 3, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft. During his career he played for the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rudd was a teammate of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend in both high school and college, at South Panola High School and the University of Alabama, respectively. Derek Pegues, a South Panola alum and an All-SEC defensive back for Mississippi State, is his cousin.