[1] Born in Oakland Park, Florida, Dubose attended Northeast High School in his hometown.
He notched 55 tackles, 11 sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior en route to third-team All-State accolades.
Dubose also participated in track & field at Northeast, competing in the throwing events and posting top-throws of 11.85 meters (38 feet, 9 inches) in the shot put and 32.12 meters (105 feet, 4 inches) in the discus at the 2011 BCAA North Central Qualifier.
Dubose narrowed his college choice to Louisville, Michigan and Miami, choosing the Cardinals and redshirting in 2010.
[6] Dubose suffered a torn ACL during the Vikings organized team activities in 2016 and missed the entire 2016 season.