Derek Carr (American football)
Carr at the 2016 Pro Bowl
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| No. 4 Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 28, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fresno, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Sugar Land (TX) Clements Bakersfield (CA) Christian |
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| College: | Fresno State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 1,731 |
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| Pass completions: | 1,054 |
| Percentage: | 60.9 |
| TD–INT: | 81–31 |
| Passing yards: | 11,190 |
| Passer rating: | 87.9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Derek Dallas Carr (born March 28, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Derek is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback and fellow California State University, Fresno alumnus, David Carr.
Carr was born in Fresno, California, the youngest of three children to Rodger and Sheryl Carr. He and his family lived in Bakersfield, California before relocating to Sugar Land, Texas, in 2002 when his oldest brother, David Carr, became the first overall draft pick of the then-expansion Houston Texans. Carr and his family moved back to Bakersfield for his senior year, and he attended Bakersfield Christian High School.
Carr's high school football career began at Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas. After playing on the freshman team his first year, he became a backup quarterback on the varsity team as a sophomore. He did not prepare himself to become the starting quarterback, but a preseason injury to another quarterback thrust him into the role.
Carr made gradual progress as a starter for the Clements High School Rangers. He passed for 1,246 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore, and 1,622 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior. While a junior, Carr led his team to an undefeated 13–0 season (playoffs included) before losing in the quarterfinals of the 2007 Class 5A Division 2 State playoffs in Region 3 to the (also undefeated) Katy High School Tigers, the eventual champions. Also during his junior year, Carr was heavily recruited. His college choices included Fresno State, SMU, Boise State, the University of Southern California, UCLA, and Utah. Of these schools, only Fresno State, SMU, and Utah made a scholarship offer towards Carr. Ultimately, he verbally committed to Fresno State on May 25, 2008, at the end of his junior year. Carr was the program's first recruit of the 2009 class.
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