American football player (born 1971)
American football player
Derek Dernell Brown (born April 15, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for four seasons with the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers , earning third-team All-American honors in 1991. He was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft .[1]
While at Servite High School in Anaheim, California , a school with other notable football alumni such as Steve Beuerlein , Turk Schonert , and Blaine Nye , Brown set the Orange County single season rushing record with a mark of over 3,000 yards .
During his NFL career with the Saints he amassed 1,383 yards on 388 carries and scored six touchdowns in 56 games. He also caught 108 passes for 918 yards and three touchdowns. During this span he managed to only fumble the ball five times and returned five kicks for 71 yards.
Statistics
Brown's stats for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Rushing
Receiving
YEAR
ATT
YDS
AVG
LNG
TD
NO.
YDS
AVG
LNG
TD
1990
59
375
6.4
59
5
5
79
15.8
23
1
1991
230
1,313
5.7
61
14
10
86
8.6
19
0
1992
169
1,011
6.0
44
4
13
148
11.4
22
0
Totals
458
2,699
5.9
61
23
28
313
11.2
23
1
Brown's stats in the NFL
Rushing
Receiving
YEAR
TEAM
ATT
YDS
AVG
LNG
TD
NO.
YDS
AVG
LNG
TD
1993
NOR
180
705
3.9
60
2
21
170
8.1
19
1
1994
NOR
146
489
3.3
16
3
44
428
9.7
37
1
1995
NOR
49
159
3.2
35
1
35
266
7.6
19
1
1996
NOR
13
30
2.3
12
0
8
54
6.8
18
0
Totals
—
388
1,383
3.6
60
6
108
918
8.5
37
3
[2]
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