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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 9, 1971 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | BYU |
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 92 |
| Career history | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Derwin Lamont Gray (born April 9, 1971) is an American former football player who played for six seasons as a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL).
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).
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]
Gray married Vicki Ensign in 1992, whom he met his freshman year at BYU. [4] [5]
| Team | Year | Games Played | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 1993 | 11 | 124 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1994 | 16 | 129 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1995 | 16 | 112 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1996 | 10 | 6 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1997 | 11 | 9 |
| Carolina Panthers | 1998 | 3 | 0 |
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