Derek Pegues
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| Position: | Defensive back |
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| Date of birth: | September 14, 1986 (age 30) |
| Place of birth: | Batesville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Mississippi State |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Derek Alan Pegues (born September 14, 1986) is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent.
He is the cousin of former NFL Linebacker Dwayne Rudd. Pegues attended the same high school as Rudd, South Panola, which also produced current Pittsburgh Steelers starting Cornerback Deshea Townsend, Rudd's teammate in high school and college, at the University of Alabama.
Pegues had an outstanding prep career at South Panola High School in Batesville, Mississippi. He started at Cornerback for the South Panola Tigers his sophomore season which saw the team go 14-1 with their only loss coming against Wayne County High School in the MHSAA Class 5A State Championship game, by a score of 21-14.
As a junior, Pegues was moved to Quarterback to replace departed starter Rickey Wright, who had signed a letter of intent to play football at Mississippi State. In his first season at the helm of the Tigers' offense as a junior (2003), Pegues guided the team to a 15-0 record, the Class 5A State Championship and a #9 national ranking from USA Today. South Panola routed previously unbeaten Oak Grove High School 33-14 in the 5A title game. Pegues received First-Team All-State recognition from the Clarion-Ledger newspaper along with teammates Jamarca Sanford and Peria Jerry, who went on to standout college careers at the University of Mississippi and played in the NFL.
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