John Deraney

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John Deraney
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Position: Punter, placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1983-09-05) September 5, 1983 (age 40)
Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College: North Carolina State
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

John Deraney (born September 5, 1983 in Fayetteville, Georgia) is a former American football punter and placekicker. He played for the NC State Wolfpack football program from 2003 to 2006, handling punts, kickoffs, field goals, and extra points. He also set an all-time NC State record by converting 76 consecutive extra points and also set the school's single-season record with 2,968 punting yards in 2006.

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Early years

A Georgia native, Deraney played football at Fayette County High School. [1]

College career

Deraney played college football as a punter and place-kicker for the NC State Wolfpack football program who redshirted in 2002 and played from 2003 to 2006. He was described as "a one-man special-teams show" and a "triple threat", handling punts, field goals, and kickoffs for the Wolfpack. [2] [3] [4] He was one of only 10 players nationally to handle all three kicking functions in 2004, [1] and one of only eight to do so in 2006. [5] In 2005, the Blue Ribbon Football Yearbook declared Deraney "the most irreplaceable player on the Wolfpack roster." [6]

On kickoffs, Deraney was known for the high percentage of his kickoffs that went for touchbacks. [7] As a punter, he kicked 208 times for 8,366 yards, an average of 40.2 yards per punt and downed 61 punts inside the 20-yard line. [8] [5] On field goals, he converted 40 of 58 attempts. He also converted 84 of 85 extra points and totaled 199 points during his four seasons at NC State. [8] His total of 40 field goals ranked fourth in NC State history when he left the program (ranks seventh currently). He also set NC State records by converting 76 consecutive extra points and tallying 2,968 punting yards in a single season in 2006. [5]

Prior to his 2006 redshirt senior season, Deraney's father, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, was placed in hospice care and given six months to live. [9] [10] Deraney continued to kick through the 2006 season, converting 12 of 16 field goals and 22 of 23 extra points. [8]

Professional football

In the spring of 2007, he was signed as an undrafted free agent punter by the Detroit Lions. [11] His playing career was derailed by a torn ACL and meniscus in his left knee during the Lions' first preseason. In 2010, after extensive physical therapy and training, Deraney attempted a comeback, but he was not picked up by an NFL team. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 Michael Boylan (August 17, 2005). "Follow local players as they play for their colleges and universities". The Citizen.
  2. ↑ Jim Young (August 22, 2006). "Once, twice, three times a kicker". News & Record .
  3. ↑ "A Step Ahead, Deraney Has Wolfpack's Special-Teams Hopes Squarely On His Foot". Winston-Salem Journal . August 30, 2005.
  4. ↑ "Triple threat stays consistent for Wolfpack". Technician . October 28, 2005.
  5. 1 2 3 "John Deraney profile". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ Chris Dortch (2005). Blue Ribbon Football Yearbook. p. 35.
  7. ↑ Rob Daniels (October 3, 2003). "Deraney Delivers Touchbacks: N.C. State's Kickoff Team Doesn't Have To Do Much When John Deraney Is On Top Of His Game". News & Record.
  8. 1 2 3 "John Deraney College Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Coping through kicking: NCSU's Deraney draws inspiration from his father, who is battling MS". Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. October 4, 2006.
  10. ↑ "N.C. State's Deraney familiar with dealing with pressure". Technician. October 4, 2006.
  11. ↑ "Holley, Worsley, Deraney sign contracts". Winston-Salem Journal. May 1, 2007.
  12. ↑ "Kick Return". Fayetteville (GA) Neighbor. June 28, 2010.
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