DeMarcus Van Dyke (born January 17, 1989) is a former

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who played six seasons in the

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(NFL). Van Dyke is currently the cornerbacks coach for the

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team. He was drafted by the

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in the 3rd round, 81st overall of the

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. He played

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for the

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. He has also been a member of the

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and the

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Early years

Van Dyke attended

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, where he was a two-sport star in both football and track. He played

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on both sides of the ball for coach Joe Zaccheo. As a

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in his junior season, Van Dyke had 12 passes broken up, four interceptions and returned two kickoffs and four punts for touchdowns. He also played as a wide receiver very little his junior year, but still managed to recorded eight receptions for 197 yards. In his senior season in 2006, he recorded 56

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and seven

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(one returned for a touchdown), while also playing wide receiver on offense a lot more and caught 21 passes for 417 yards. He only had 12 total kick returns since teams often chose to kick away from him. Also a standout

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athlete at Monsignor, Van Dyke was one of the state's top sprinters. He posted a career-best time of 21.31 seconds in the

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at the 2007 FHSAA 2A Region 4, while also anchoring the 4x100 meter relay team to victory with a time of 41.47 seconds. At the 2007

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1A Outdoor State Finals, he anchored the 4x100 relay team that claimed the state title with a school-record time of 40.78 seconds. He also placed second in the 200-meter race (21.46 s) behind

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Recruiting

Van Dyke was ranked as the No. 16 athlete and the No. 21 player in the state of

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by ''

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''. He was rated the No. 15 cornerback and the No. 7 player in the state by ''

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''. He was ranked as the No. 15 player in state by ''

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'' and the No. 25 player by ''

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''. He was a member of ''

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'' Super Southern 100. He was also rated as the No. 11 player in the state and the No. 12

in the nation by ''

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''.

College career

Van Dyke was a dual-sport athlete at the

(football and track). During his collegiate career at Miami, Van Dyke played in 51 games with 21 starts, totalling 80

(including three for loss), 10 passes defended and three

Freshman

As a freshman in 2007, Van Dyke started eight of 12 games at either left or right cornerback and tallied 14 tackles. He started at right cornerback in his first collegiate game and saw action on 41 plays, making three tackles (two solo) against

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. He started at left cornerback and made two solo tackles at

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. He started at left cornerback and made one solo tackle against

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. He made three tackles (two solo) in a win at FSU. He started at right cornerback and made two solo tackles. He started at right cornerback against

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and made two solo tackles. At

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, he started at left cornerback and made one solo tackle. At

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, he started at left cornerback and made one solo tackle.

Sophomore

As a sophomore in 2008, Van Dyke changed his jersey number from 30 to 8. He played in all 13 games and made two starts (at NC State and vs. Cal) at right cornerback. He recorded 16 tackles (11 solo, five assisted) and had a pass breakup. He made three tackles at

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. He also had a pair tackles against

and at

. He tallied a career-high five tackles, all solo, against Cal in the

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. In

, Van Dyke ran a season-best time in the

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in the prelims of the ACC Championships with a time of 10.70 seconds. His season-best time in the

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also came in the ACC Championships with a prelim time of 21.54 seconds. He was a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that ran a season-best time of 40.67 seconds for a second-place finish at the Georgia Tech Invitational. Also a member of the 4x100 relay that placed sixth at the ACC Championships with a time of 40.75 seconds. Indoors, his personal-best time of 6.81 seconds in the

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came at the ACC Championships in the prelims, but placed eighth in the finals with a time of 6.91 seconds.

Junior

As a junior in 2009, Van Dyke played in 12 games and started eight at the cornerback position. He recorded his first career interception with the 'Canes trailing in the fourth quarter at Wake Forest. He tallied four tackles in back-to-back weeks versus Clemson and at Wake Forest. He set a career-high in total tackles (6) and solo stops (5) against

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in the

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. He also had three pass break-ups on the year. He recorded a tackle for a loss in back-to-back games at UCF and versus Clemson. In

, Van Dyke ran a 6.47 in his only attempt in the

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at the Tom Jones Invitational.

Senior

As a senior in 2010, Van Dyke played in 13 games, starting three. He spent time at left cornerback and in the nickel package. He had a season-high four solo stops at Clemson. He had two tackles at

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. He tallied a single solo tackle against FAMU, FSU,

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and at

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. He posted 10 assisted stops on the season, including three at

. He had one tackle for a loss of two yards against North Carolina. He forced and recovered a fumble at Clemson. He picked off two passes on the season, including one at

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that he returned for 74 yards. He also recorded five pass break-ups. In

, Van Dyke's season-best effort in the

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came in the prelims of the ACC Championships with a career-best time of 10.61 seconds. He ran the second leg of the 4x100 meter relay team that advanced to the NCAA semifinals, ran a season-best time of 39.57 seconds at the NCAA quarterfinals (setting a school record) and placed fifth at the Penn Relays with a time of 40.35 seconds. Indoors, his season-best effort in the

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came in the prelims of the National Open at 6.84 seconds, in the final he finished fourth in 6.87 seconds. He ran the anchor leg of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished with a time of 3:15.49 at the Tyson Invitational.

Professional career

Van Dyke ran a 4.28-second

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at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, which tied for the fourth-fastest time (which has since become the fifth-fastest) at the combine since electronic timing began in 1999.

Oakland Raiders

Van Dyke was selected by the

in the 3rd round 81st overall of the

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. As a rookie, he was used sparingly, contributing 15 tackles and one interception.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Van Dyke was signed by the

on September 7, 2012.

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 12, 2014, the

signed Van Dyke.

Minnesota Vikings

On January 8, 2015, the

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signed Van Dyke.

Atlanta Falcons

On March 15, 2016, the

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signed Van Dyke. On September 3, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve with a concussion. On September 10, he was released from injured reserve.

Coaching career

DeMarcus is currently a cornerbacks coach for the Miami Hurricanes, a role he was hired for in 2021. Previously he was the assistant director of recruiting for the Miami Hurricanes, for the 2019 and 2020 seasons and in 2018 he was a defensive quality control analyst also for the Miami Hurricanes. In 2017 he was the cornerbacks coach as ASA College in Miami.

Personal life

Van Dyke's cousin, David is a cornerback that played collegiately for

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. They were teammates on the

during the 2014 offseason. DeMarcus is a Miami Gardens, FL native and is married to Kiawana Van Dyke, they live in Miramar, FL. The couple has a son, DeMarcus Jr. and a daughter, Kia.

References

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