Number: | 43, 45 |
Position: | Cornerback |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1979 |
Birth Place: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 185 |
High School: | Grove City (OH) |
College: | Ohio State |
Draftyear: | 2001 |
Draftround: | 7 |
Draftpick: | 228 |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 12 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 0 |
Statlabel3: | Kick returns |
Statvalue3: | 5 |
Statlabel4: | Yards |
Statvalue4: | 71 |
Statlabel5: | Longest |
Statvalue5: | 25 |
Pfr: | CombDe20 |
Derek Alan Combs (born February 28, 1979) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for Ohio State.[1]
Combs graduated from Grove City High School in Grove City, Ohio, where he was the star tailback and was voted Ohio's Mr. Football in 1996.[2] He has his own spot in the trophy case at Grove City High School.
He was a tailback in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Combs was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 7th round (228th overall pick) of the 2001 NFL draft as a cornerback.[3] He played in four games for the Raiders in 2002 and eight games for the Green Bay Packers in 2003.