Ed Stinson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Homestead, Fla. High School: South Dade Height / Weight: 6-4 / 279 Position: Defensive Line Experience: 1L

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Ed Stinson has been in the Crimson Tide's rotation along the defensive line ... has 17 tackles in 12 games, including five for a loss of 12 yards with a pass breakup, forced fumble and a sack ... gives Alabama a consistent run-stopper and a good pass rusher. Kent State: Came off the bench to record an solo tackle as Alabama limited the Golden Flashes to 90 total yards and minus-8 yards rushing. Penn State: Made two tackles with a solo stop at Happy Valley. North Texas: Notched thee tackles and knocked down a Mean Green pass in the UA shutout. Arkansas: Recorded three tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of four yards. Florida: Recorded three solo tackles that all went for a loss ... tallied his first career sack in the win. Vanderbilt: Tallied one solo stop in the shutout win against the Commodores. Mississippi: Assisted on one tackle for a loss of a yard and recovered a fumble. Mississippi State: Assisted on two tackles in the win against the Bulldogs. Auburn: Forced a fumble against rival Auburn and tallied one solo tackle in the win.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Stinson played in nine games and earned two starts ... tallied 14 tackles, including eight solo stops, all on running plays ... recorded two quarterback hurries. San Jose State: Assisted on one tackle against the Spartans. Penn State: Led the team with nine total tackles, including five solo stops against the No. 18 Nittany Lions ... added two quarterback hurries. Duke: Recorded one solo tackle against the Blue Devils. Arkansas: Helped hold the No. 10 Razorbacks to 64 yards rushing ... did not record any tackles. South Carolina: Recorded two tackles, including a solo stop. Georgia State: Recorded a solo tackle against the Panthers.

2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his first year with the Tide.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Stinson was a four-star defensive end prospect out of South Florida ... a SuperPrep All-American ... the South Dade High School product is rated as the No. 15 weakside defensive end by Rivals.com and the No. 48 player in Florida ... ranked as the 39th-best defensive end prospect in the country by Scout.com ... listed by ESPNU as the No. 23 defensive end in the 2009 recruiting class ... ranked as the No. 20 prospect in the state of Florida by SuperPrep magazine and the No. 38 defensive lineman ... recorded 16 sacks as a junior in 2007 with 55 total tackles ... coached by Ivan Chicola ... chose Alabama over LSU, Florida State, Miami (Fla.) and Auburn.