MARTAVIUS PRINCE – DL

HEIGHT – 6-2

WEIGHT – 282

COLLEGE – Southern Miss

BIRTHDATE – September 9, 1984

BIRTHPLACE – Ft. Pierce, Fla.

HOW ACQUIRED – FA-‘08

NFL EXPERIENCE – Rookie

 

PRO: Signed as a rookie free agent by the Steelers on April 28, 2007.

COLLEGE: Played in 48 games for Southern Mississippi, starting every game his final two seasons…was a 2007 first-team All-Conference USA performer as selected by the media…2006 All-Conference USA performer, earning second-team honors by the coaches vote and third-team accolades by the media...good size and plays the run well...two-time Player of the Week in 2006 as voted by the coaches against NC State (9/16) and East Carolina (10/28)…majored in architectural engineering technology. 2007: Started all 13 games for Southern Miss during his senior season…made 40 tackles, including 24 solos…had 11 tackles for loss totaling minus-64 yards and added 6.5 sacks for minus-51 yards…recorded four quarterback hurries…notched one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and blocked one kick…named to first-team All-Conference USA by the media. 2006: Started at defensive tackle in all 14 games...notched 49 tackles on the season, including 23 solos...led the team in tackles for loss with 15.0...had three sacks...forced a fumble against ECU...recorded a fumble recovery against Tulsa (10/3) and Marshall (11/25)...tallied only interception of the season versus Tulsa...had season-high six total tackles three times versus Tulsa (10/3), East Carolina (10/28) and at Houston (12/1) in the C-USA championship game…posted four tackles, including one solo, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack, along with one pass breakup in the GMAC Bowl. 2005: Saw action in all 12 games…finished with three solo tackles, all for a loss against Arkansas State in the New Orleans Bowl...made 16 total tackles on the year (five solos, 11 assists)...also had four tackles for a loss...finished with two solo tackles and a tackle for loss in the Memphis game (11/19)...finished with two assists against McNeese State (9/17), East Carolina (10/1) and Marshall (11/8). 2004: Played in nine games...saw action in more than 175 plays, including a season-high 33 snaps against TCU (11/20)...finished the season with six total tackles, all solos...also had a tackle for loss, an interception and pass breakup...posted two tackles against Houston (10/7) and Cal (12/4)...had a tackle for loss and an interception against Tulane (9/25). 2003: Sat out his true freshman season as a redshirt.

PERSONAL: Played for Coach Kevin McMahon at Ft. Pierce Westwood High School...three-year starter and four-year letterwinner...helped lead Westwood to a 10-3 overall record as they advanced to the third round of the Class 3A state playoffs...finished senior season with 11 sacks and junior season with 10 sacks...also punted for a 40-yard average...No. 41 on the Florida Top 100 list by The Orlando Sentinel...first-team all-state by the Florida Sportswriters...Defensive Player of the Year in district…two-time all-district...two-time Ft. Pierce Tribune All-Area... played in the Outback All-Star Game in Palm Beach, Fla...also lettered three years each in basketball and baseball and was named all-conference in both sports…averaged a double-double in basketball for three years...student body president...son of Chester and Jacqueline Prince and Juwanda Mathieu.