Derek Brown (running back)

Derek Brown

No. 24, 21, 20, 30
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1971-04-15) April 15, 1971 (age 54) Banning, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Servite (Anaheim, California)
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1993: 4th round, 109th pick
Career history
New Orleans Saints (1993–1997) San Francisco Demons (2001)
Career highlights and awards Third-team All-American (1991) 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1991, 1992) Career NFL statistics Rushing yards: 1,383 Rushing average: 3.6 Receptions: 108 Receiving yards: 918 Total touchdowns: 9 Stats at Pro Football Reference 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] 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. Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 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 Brown's stats for the Nebraska Cornhuskers Rushing Receiving 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 Brown's stats in the NFL Rushing Receiving 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 [2] References "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023. "Derek D. Brown". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013. External links Stats Crew profile This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.