Delmar "D.J." Glaze (born August 4, 2002) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the

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Early life

Glaze grew up in

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and attended West Mecklenburg High School. At high school, Glaze was named to the 2019 SoMECK First Team All-Conference. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at the

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over offers from Alabama A&M, Appalachian State, Campbell, Connecticut, East Tennessee State, FIU, Jacksonville State, Massachusetts, Morgan State, Notre Dame College and South Carolina State.

College career

During Glaze's true freshman season in 2020, he appeared in only one game on the offensive line and was redshirted. During the 2021 season, he appeared in all 13 games at tackle and finished the season with the fourth highest pass blocking grade in the Big Ten. He also blocked for the record-setting pass offense, making a program record of the most passing yards with 3,960. During the 2022 season, he appeared in and started all 13 games at tackle. He finished the season with being the second highest graded pass blocking tackle in the Big Ten and the seventh in the FBS with a grade of 85.7. He helped block for the fourth-ranked offense in the Big Ten and also blocked for quarterback, Taulia Tagovailoa. During the 2023 season, he appeared in and started all 12 games. He was named on the third team All-Big Ten and was a

prospect.

Professional career

Glaze was drafted by the

in the third round (77th overall) of the

References

External links

Las Vegas Raiders bioMaryland Terrapins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glaze, Delmar 2002 births Living people American football offensive tackles Las Vegas Raiders players Maryland Terrapins football players Players of American football from Charlotte, North Carolina