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Jersey Number 51
Junior Diaz
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Tulane
- High School:
- Miami Central
- Major:
- MBA-Sports Management
- Birthday:
- 1/15/1996
Bio
At FAU
Second Year Graduate Student (2019)
- Honored as a 2019 C-USA Preseason Fourth Team Offense selection by Athlon Sports Magazine
- Earned fourth team preseason Conference USA honors by Phil Steele's Magazine
- Praised for his play in the Ohio State game, a game that he drew his 13th start at FAU
- The Ball State win can be attributed to a starting offensive line combination that has started each of the first three games
- Part an offensive line starting unit that provided protection for a record setting day in FAU's victory over Wagner
- Led the consistent five-man starting offensive line unit in FAU's 45-27 victory over C-USA foe Charlotte
- Part of an offensive line unit that allowed just one sack in a win over Middle Tennessee
- Drew his seventh start of the season in the Marshall game and his 19th as an Owl
- Member of the starting five on an offensive line that protected three different quarterbacks in the FAU win over ODU
- Started in the Owls' win over WKU and was part of a line that drove down the field in the closing minutes with a run attack that ate precious time off the clock
- Starting offensive linemen on a line that provided protection for a running back corps that was not stopped behind the line and a quarterback unit that recorded a season-high 579 yards in the Owls' 37-7 win over FIU
- Contributed to the Owls in FAU's 40-26 win at UTSA with his 23rd FAU start in two years
- Drew his 12 start as a senior in the Owls' 34-17 win over USM to win the C-USA East Division title
- Part of a line that allowed just one, and it was late in the game, tackle for a loss in the Owls' 49-6 win over UAB to capture the C-USA Championship
- Earned First Team All-C-USA
- Drew a start in the 2019 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl and was part of a line that allowed just one sack while the offense tallied 521 yards
- At season's end, PFF ranked the Owls' offensive line as the 50th best in the nation. Junior Diaz finished his final collegiate campaign with the sixth-highest grade among all centers and finished with top-12 grades in the run and pass game and was dominant across all facets. The Owls ranked No. 17 in pass-blocking grades as a unit.
- Named Second Team All-Conference by Phil Steele's Magazine
Graduate Student (2018)
- Drew starts at both Oklahoma and in the home season opener versus Air Force
- Started his third consecutive game of the season when the Owls hosted Bethune
- Recorded his fourth start at center at No. 16 UCF
- Drew the start at Middle Tennessee
- Worked on a line that did an outstanding job against a tough ODU "D" line
- Flipped to the second half of the season as part of a consistent OL starting at Marshall
- Drew the home field start versus LA Tech, a game that the line provided protection for Devin Singletary's 171 yard night
- Started and saw action in Shula Bowl XVII versus FIU where the line helped to provide protection for a running game that tallied 439 yards, third most all-time for the Owls
- Drew the start and blocked for an Owls' running game that tallied 315 yards on the ground versus WKU
- Part of a starting unit that did not allow a sack at North Texas
- Completed his career with a Charlotte game start
Tulane
2017
- Green Wave finished the season 5-7 overall and 3-5 in conference play
- Team's offense averaged 391.5 yards per game
- Part of a line that blocked for a ground attack that averaged 231.5 yards per game
2016
- Played the first three games of the season, in which he started in all three
- Helped the Wave rush for 823 yards in those three games, including 437 yards and seven touchdowns
- vs Southern on Sept. 10, which were the most yards since 1973 and third most all-time
2015
- Played in 12 games with four starts as a redshirt freshman at center
- Made his collegiate debut vs. Duke (9/3)
- Earned his first collegiate start at center vs. Houston (10/16)
- Started at Navy (10/24), at SMU (11/21) and vs. Tulsa (11/27)
- Paved the way for 530 total yards (343 passing, 187 rushing) vs. Tulsa (11/27)
- Was on the line during Tulane's 200-yard rushing contest at SMU (11/21)
- Saw time at fullback in goal line situations
2014
- Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season
- Named to the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
High School
- Four-year varsity letterman at offensive and defensive line, playing his final two seasons at Central High for coach Telly Lockette
- Began his career as a freshman at Miami Springs High for coach Alex Pacheco and played his sophomore year at Christopher Columbus High for coach Chris Merritt
- Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com while garnering two-star status by 247Sports.com
- Ranked as the No. 15 center nationally by Scout.com, No. 20 by ESPN and No. 28 by 247Sports.com
- Received a 79 rating by 247Sports.com and a 73 Scout Grade by ESPN
- Helped lead his prep teams to a combined 38-13 overall record, including a two-year mark of 25-3 at Central where the Rockets won back-to-back District 16-6A and state titles
- Claimed First Team All-Dade County honors as a junior and senior
- Named First Team All-State, participated in the Tournament of Champions Nike All-Star Game and was selected to play in the National Underclassmen Combine All-Star contest as a senior
Personal
- Spring 2018 graduated from Tulane
- Working towards a MBA in Sports Management (2nd year)
- High school teammate of FAU three-year starting offensive lineman Reggie Bain
- Father played football at North Carolina Central and his brother plays collegiate football at Southeastern (Calif.) Community College
- Brother of Valentin Llorentem and Brandon Diaz
- Born January 15, 1996
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