Randy Starks Randolph Starks , Jr . ( born December 14 , 1983 ) is an American football defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Maryland . He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft . Early years . An army brat , Starks spent the first five years of his life in Germany because his father , Randolph , Sr . , was stationed there with the United States Army . He was eventually re - deployed to Fort Belvoir in Virginia . Starks attended Westlake High School in Waldorf , Maryland where he played football and basketball . In football , he was an honorable mention all - state selection as a junior defensive tackle after recording 67 tackles , six sacks and two forced fumbles . He was a " SuperPrep " All - America n as a senior with 77 tackles , seven sacks and two forced fumbles . He also played offensive tackle during his final two seasons at Westlake . Starks finished his prep career with 194 tackles while ranking third in school history in sacks . Starks also lettered three years in basketball . As a junior , he was the leading scorer and rebounder in south Maryland . As a senior , he led his team to a 23 - 3 record and was named Southern Maryland ' s Basketball Player of the Year by the " Washington Post " . He finished his career with 1 , 011 points scored and 682 rebounds . College career . Following high school , Starks chose to attend the University of Maryland , College Park over schools such as Penn State and Virginia Tech . He wore No . 57 for the Maryland Terrapins football team . Starks appeared in 11 games as a true freshman in 2001 , including the Orange Bowl against Florida . During the season , he recorded 35 tackles ( 24 solo ) , seven tackles for a loss and 3 . 5 sacks . His performance earned him a fourth - team All - America n selection by " Sporting News " . Starks was nominated for ACC Rookie of the Week honors following a game against Georgia Tech in which he recorded eight tackles , 1 . 5 sacks and forced a fumble in overtime . As a sophomore in 2002 , Starks appeared in all 14 games for the Terrapins including the Peach Bowl against Tennessee . He earned second - team All - ACC honors after recording 93 tackles , 6 . 5 sacks , 12 . 5 tackles for a loss , a forced fumble , a fumble recovery and six passes defensed . His tackle total ranked third on the team , his sack total second on the team while his 17 quarterback hurries led the team . Prior to his junior season , Starks was named the preseason ACC Defensive Player of the Year by ESPN . com and was on the watchlist for the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy . He appeared in 13 games for the Terrapins in 2003 on his way to first - team All - ACC honors . He finished the season with 74 tackles ( 39 solo ) , 15 . 5 tackles for a loss , 7 . 5 sacks , a forced fumble and three passes defensed . His tackles for a loss total led the team while ranking fourth in the conference . Starks was named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week following a game against Virginia in which he had eight tackles ( five solo ) , three tackles for a loss and a sack of quarterback Matt Schaub . Starks decided to forgo his senior season at Maryland and instead declare for the 2004 NFL Draft at the age of 20 . A two - time All - ACC selection , he finished his college career with 38 games played , 201 tackles ( 111 solo ) , 34 tackles for a loss , 17 . 5 sacks , three forced fumbles , a fumble recovery and nine passes defensed . Professional career . Pre - draft . Prior to the 2004 NFL Draft , Starks attended the NFL Scouting Combine and met with the Atlanta Falcons , Carolina Panthers , Miami Dolphins , New England Patriots , Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers . In April , he visited with the Kansas City Chiefs . Tennessee Titans . Starks was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round ( 71st overall ) of the 2004 NFL Draft . The pick used to draft him was acquired from the Houston Texans in a draft day trade . He was initially unable to attend offseason workouts due to a league rule preventing rookies from participating in team activities before their school year has been completed . Starks agreed to terms on a contract with the Titans on July 28 . He wore No . 90 for the team . As a rookie in 2004 , Starks appeared in all but two games for the Titans and started eight games . He made his NFL debut on September 11 against the Miami Dolphins , sacking quarterback A . J . Feeley . During the season , he also sacked Carson Palmer ( Bengals ) , Craig Krenzel ( Bears ) and David Carr ( Texans ) . His 4 . 5 sacks on the year led all rookie defensive tackles , including six players - Tommie Harris , Vince Wilfork , Marcus Tubbs , Darnell Dockett , Junior Siavii , Tank Johnson - drafted before him . Additionally , he recorded 53 tackles , two forced fumbles , a fumble recovery , a pass defensed and a blocked field goal on the season . He forced fumbles against Krenzel and Peyton Manning ( Colts ) while blocking a Kris Brown kick against the Houston Texans . With the Titans reportedly impressed with Starks ' rookie campaign , he worked with the first - team defense during the 2005 offseason . He wound up started all 16 regular season games for the Titans that season , recording 78 tackles and three sacks . His sacks came against Anthony Wright ( Ravens ) , Marc Bulger ( Rams ) and Gus Frerotte ( Dolphins ) . Prior to a preseason game on August 12 , 2006 , Starks was dismissed from the team by head coach Jeff Fisher and turned himself into police after he was charged with assaulting his fiancé . He returned to practice three days later , and in December the case was dismissed on the condition he attend anger - management counseling sessions . That season , Starks appeared in all 16 games for the second straight season and started eight of them . He finished the year with 56 tackles , three sacks and a fumble recovery . In the season opener against the New York Jets , he recovered a Chad Pennington fumble that led to a Titans touchdown on the next play . Against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 19 , Starks returned a Jeff Garcia fumble 26 yards before lateraling it to linebacker Keith Bulluck , who took it 16 more yards for a score . His sacks that season came against David Carr ( Texans ) and David Garrard ( Jaguars ) . A restricted free agent in the 2007 offseason , Starks was tendered a contract by the Titans on March 1 . He went on to appear in 14 games for the Titans that season but started a career - low four games . He recorded 39 tackles and fumble recovery on the year but failed to record a sack for the first time in his career . In a Monday Night Football contest against the New Orleans Saints , he recovered a Drew Brees fumble forced by Travis LaBoy . He became an unrestricted free agent following the season . Miami Dolphins . On February 29 , 2008 , Starks signed with the Miami Dolphins . He signed a five - year , $ 21 million contract with $ 7 million guaranteed . In April , it was reported he would see playing time at both right defensive end and nose tackle . Legal issues . On May 24 , 2009 , Starks was arrested by police for running into a police officer with a Freightliner truck on Ocean Drive in South Beach , Miami . The truck left the scene after , but it was stopped by police a block later . Starks faces charges of aggravated battery . The felony battery charges were eventually dropped in July 2009 .