Derwin Gray (defensive back)

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Derwin Gray
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Gray in 2013.
No. 30, 44
Position Defensive back
Personal information
Born (1971-04-09) April 9, 1971 (age 54)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school Judson (Converse, Texas)
College BYU
NFL draft 1993: 4th round, 92nd overall pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles 46
Interceptions 1
Fumble recoveries2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Derwin Lamont Gray (born April 9, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars.

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Professional career

After graduating from Brigham Young University (BYU), Gray was selected in the fourth round with the 92nd pick in the 1993 NFL draft. [1] He played for five years with the Indianapolis Colts (1993–1997) and one year with the Carolina Panthers (1998).

After football

Gray and his wife Vicki began an itinerant speaking ministry, One Heart At A Time Ministries, in 1999. He went on to graduate magna cum laude from Southern Evangelical Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 2008, with a focus in apologetics. [2] Gray and his wife founded Transformation Church in January 2010. [3] In 2018, Gray received his Doctor of Ministry in the New Testament in Context at Northern Seminary under Dr. Scot McKnight. [2] Gray also speaks at conferences across the United States. He has written five books. [2]

Personal life

Gray married Vicki Ensign in 1992, whom he met his freshman year at BYU. [4] [5]

NFL statistics

TeamYearGames PlayedTackles
Indianapolis Colts199311124
Indianapolis Colts199416129
Indianapolis Colts199516112
Indianapolis Colts1996106
Indianapolis Colts1997119
Carolina Panthers199830

References

  1. ↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "'Healing Our Racial Divide' conversation coming to GWU". The Shelby Star . August 24, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ James, Théoden (August 28, 2023). "Would this man have become a 'big-time' pastor in SC if not for his career in the NFL?". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pro Football Was My God". ChristianityToday.com. March 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Turner, Calvin (February 19, 2021). "Derwin and Vicki Gray tell BYU student-athletes to 'be the change' in efforts to 'root out racism'". BYU.edu. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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