Derek Brown (running back)
American football player (born 1971)
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Derek Dernell Brown (born April 15, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for four seasons with the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning third-team All-American honors in 1991. He was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL draft with the 109th overall pick.[1]
Banning, California, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 15, 1971 Banning, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Servite (Anaheim, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | Nebraska | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 4th round, 109th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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While at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, a school with other notable football alumni such as Steve Beuerlein, Turk Schonert, and Blaine Nye, Brown set the Orange County single season rushing record with a mark of over 3,000 yards.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.63 s | 1.64 s | 2.69 s | 3.91 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 13 reps |
During his NFL career with the Saints he amassed 1,383 yards on 388 carries and scored six touchdowns in 56 games. He also caught 108 passes for 918 yards and three touchdowns. During this span he managed to only fumble the ball five times and returned five kicks for 71 yards.
Statistics
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| YEAR | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | NO. | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
| 1990 | 59 | 375 | 6.4 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 23 | 1 |
| 1991 | 230 | 1,313 | 5.7 | 61 | 14 | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 169 | 1,011 | 6.0 | 44 | 4 | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 458 | 2,699 | 5.9 | 61 | 23 | 28 | 313 | 11.2 | 23 | 1 |
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| YEAR | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | NO. | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
| 1993 | NOR | 180 | 705 | 3.9 | 60 | 2 | 21 | 170 | 8.1 | 19 | 1 |
| 1994 | NOR | 146 | 489 | 3.3 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 428 | 9.7 | 37 | 1 |
| 1995 | NOR | 49 | 159 | 3.2 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 266 | 7.6 | 19 | 1 |
| 1996 | NOR | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | — | 388 | 1,383 | 3.6 | 60 | 6 | 108 | 918 | 8.5 | 37 | 3 |
