Derek Carr Biography
Derek Carr, born Derek Dallas Carr, is a professional football player from the United States. He currently plays for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League(NFL).
He plays in the quarterback position and dons the number 4 jersey. The Raiders drafted him in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State where he attended.
Derek Carr Career
Clements High School
His football career began early in life while he was in high school. He attended and played for Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas. In his first year, he played on the freshman team. Following this, he was made a backup quarterback on the varsity team as a sophomore. He became a regular starter after a preseason injury to the team’s quarterback.
He led his team to an undefeated 13-0 season, playoffs included, before losing in the 2007 Class 5A Division 2 State playoffs quarterfinal against Katy High School. In his junior year, he was heavily recruited. His choices were Fresno State, SMU, University of South California, UCLA, Utah and Boise State.
Only Fresno State, Utah, and SMU made him scholarship offers. On the 25th of May in 2008 at the end of his junior year, he verbally committed to Fresno State.
Fresno State
He was the program’s first recruit of the 2009 class. In his senior year, he led the Eagles football team to a 12-1 record. In addition, he led them to the California Interscholastic Federation Central Section Division V championship.
After passing for 441 yards and three touchdowns in a game against Tehachapi High School, he was selected the National Player of the Week by ESPN RISE. On the 7th of November 20018, he set a record after throwing 544 yards against Arvin High School.
He was selected the 2008 All-Area Football Player of the Year by The Bakersfield Californian. He set a school record after passing for six touchdowns and ran for two in a blowout win against minnows Fowler High. He was named the National Player of the Year by the National Private Schools Athletic Association in 2009, following the end of his high school career.
In 2009, he entered as an early-entry freshman for the spring semester at Fresno in a bid to play spring football. He became the starting quarterback for Fresno State in the fall of 2011. In his three years as a starter, he recorded 12,843 passing yards and 113 touchdowns.
He recorded 3544 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions for the 2011 season. He was among the passing leaders of the Western Athletic Conference. He recorded 41014 passing yards, 37 touchdowns and 7 interceptions for the 2012 season.
He won the 2012 MWC Offensive Player of the Year. As in the same season, his passing totals were among the Mountain West Conference leaders. For his stellar performances over three seasons at Fresno State, he received the 2013 CFPA Elite QB Award. He recorded 5083 yards and 50 touchdowns for the 2013 season.
He was awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. In the Heisman Trophy voting, he finished in 8th place. During his time at Fresno State, he wore the number 4 jersey. This was as homage to his favourite NFL player, Brett Lorenzo Favre. In 2017, during halftime in a game against Incarnate Word, his jersey number was retired.
NFL|Oakland Raiders – 2014 season
He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 36th overall pick. On the 16th of May, he was assigned his requested number 4 jersey. On the 21st of May, he signed a four-year, $5.37 million contract that included a $2.2 million signing bonus.
On the 1st of September, he became the first rookie quarterback in Raider’s history to start a season opener. In addition, he was the only rookie quarterback from the 2014 draft class to start in Week 1. This was after it was announced that he would start in the team’s opener against the New York Jets.
His first regular-season start came on the 7th of September in a game against the Jets. In his debut, he passed for 151 yards and two touchdowns. His team was however unsuccessful, losing by a score of 19-14. In Week 4, he was injured(high ankle sprain and MCL sprain) in a game against the Miami Dolphins.
They lost in that game too with the score ending 38-14. On the 12th of October, he made Raiders franchise history for the most passing touchdowns in a single regular-season game by a rookie with four in a game against rivals San Diego Chargers. In addition, he set single-game personal records for passing yards by throwing for 282 yards and a total passer rating amounting to 107.7.
Despite all this, the Raiders were beaten by a score of 31-28. On the 20th of November, he won his first NFL game in a 24-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. On the 7th of December, he led the Raiders to a 24-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers. He finished his rookie season with 3270 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. In 2014, Derek became the first Raiders quarterback to start all 16 games which was last done by Rich Gannon in 2002.
2015 season
On the 13th of September during the opening game of the 2015 season against the Cincinnati Bengals, he exited the game early after receiving an injury to his throwing hand. The injury wasn’t as serious and he had returned to the roster in Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens. The game ended in a 37-33 victory, giving the Raiders their first season win.
In the game, he had a career day after throwing over 35 yards and three touchdowns. In Week 3, he led them to a 27-20 victory against the Cleveland Browns. In Week 7 away against the San Diego Chargers, he led his team to a 27-20 win, recording 289 yards and 3 touchdowns, putting up a 137.7 passer rating.
In the next game against the New York Jets, he recorded 333 yards and 4 touchdowns and a 130.9 passer rating. On the 20th of January, he was named in place of Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers for the 2016 Pro Bowl. He was the first Raiders quarterback to the Pro Bowl since 2002.
Following two seasons, he had 53 career touchdown passes, this was the second-most by a quarterback in his first two seasons. He was ranked 100th by his fellow players on the 2016 NFL Top 100 Players.
2016 season
He started the 2016 season off with 319 passing yards, one touchdown, and a two-point conversion in a 35–34 victory over the New Orleans Saints. In Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he finished with 513 passing yards(a franchise record) and four touchdowns as they won 30–24 in overtime.
For this performance against the Buccaneers, he earned his first AFC Offensive Player of the Week honour. During a Week 9 game against the Denver Broncos, he led the Raiders to a 30–20 victory, taking sole possession of the first place in the AFC West.
In Week 11 against the Houston Texans, he completed 21 of 31 pass attempts for 295 yards and three touchdowns as the Raiders won 27–20. He surpassed 10,000 career passing yards and helped the Raiders take back sole possession of the division lead from the Kansas City Chiefs.
The following week against the Carolina Panthers, he dislocated the pinkie on his throwing hand and had to miss a series. He returned the next drive with a glove on his hand and finished the game, which ended in a 35–32 victory. The win helped the team to a 9–2 record and they got their first winning season since 2002.
On the 18th of December, with a 19–16 win over the San Diego Chargers, he led the Raiders to clinch their first playoff berth since 2002. He was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl on the 20th of December, 2016, but an injury sustained in Week 16 prevented him from participating.
On the 24th of December, in Week 16, he left the Raiders’ eventual 33–25 win against the Indianapolis Colts with a leg injury. Jack Del Rio, Raiders head coach, announced after the game that Carr suffered a broken fibula from a hit by linebacker Trent Cole and that he would be out for an unknown period of time.
The expected recovery time is 6 to 8 weeks. There was a minimal chance that Carr could return if the Raiders were able to get to Super Bowl LI. However, the Raiders lost to the Houston Texans by a score of 27–14, in the Wild Card Round, this ended their season.
In 15 starts in the 2016 season, he recorded 3,937 passing yards on a career-high 357 completions and a career-low 560 attempts and 28 touchdowns. Fellow NFL players ranked him 11th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
2017 season
On 22nd of June, 2017, he signed a five-year, $125 million contract extension with $40 million fully guaranteed, $70 million in total guarantees and a $12.5 million signing bonus. This deal made him the league’s highest-paid player in terms of average money per year. This was surpassed in August by Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford’s $27 million annual contracts.
On 10th of September, 2017, in the season opener against the Tennessee Titans, he finished the 26–16 victory 22-of-32 for 262 yards and two touchdowns. In Week 2, against the New York Jets, he recorded 23-of-28 passing for 230 yards and three touchdowns in a 45–20 victory.
In a match against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7, Carr finished with a season-high 417 passing yards and three touchdowns. They won 31–30 on a game-winning two-yard pass from Carr to Michael Crabtree(Raiders wide receiver) as time expired.
During Week 15 against the Dallas Cowboys, he recorded 171 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. However, in the last seconds of the fourth quarter, he fumbled close to the endzone, resulting in a touchback. The Raiders lost 20–17. On the 31st of December, in the regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, he threw a career-high 87-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper(Raiders wide receiver) in the 30–10 loss.
In the 2017 season, the Raiders finished with a 6–10 record and as a result, missed the playoffs. He finished with 3,496 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. On the 22nd of January, 2018, he was named to his third straight Pro Bowl as a replacement for the Super Bowl-bound Tom Brady. Fellow players ranked him 60th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
2018 season
He began the 2018 season with a new head coach in Jon Gruden. Following a 0–3 start to the season where he threw 2 touchdowns to 5 interceptions, He threw for 437 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions in a 45–42 win in Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns.
In Week 8 against the Indianapolis Colts, he threw for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 42–28 loss. In addition, he rushed for his first career rushing touchdown on a quarterback sneak. In Week 9 against the San Francisco 49ers, he was benched in the fourth quarter for AJ McCarron after the Raiders were losing 31–3.
Before he was sent to the bench, Carr passed for 171 yards. In Week 13 against the Kansas City Chiefs, he passed for 285 yards and 3 touchdowns in the 40–33 loss. In Week 14 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carr threw for 322 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 24–21 win.
In Week 15 against the Cincinnati Bengals, he passed for 263 yards and a touchdown in a 30–16 loss, while throwing 301 passes. His 301 passes broke the franchise record for most passes without an interception. In Week 16, against the Denver Broncos, he passed for 167 yards in the 27–14 win. With a dismal 4–12 record, Carr finished the season with a career-high 4,049 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.
Derek Carr Age
He was born on the 28th of March in 1991. He was 27 years old as of 2019.
Derek Carr Family
He was born in Bakersfield, California. He was born to Rodger and Sheryl Carr. He is the youngest of three children. He has two brothers David and Darren Carr.
His eldest brother, David, is a former NFL quarterback who was drafted by the Houston Texans first overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. His uncle is Lon Boyett who played tight end with the Raiders in the 1978 season.
On the 29th of June in 2012, he married Heather Neel. The couple has two sons named Dallas and Derek Luke. His son Dallas was born with a medical condition that tied up his intestines, requiring three corrective surgeries.
Derek Carr Measurements
Derek Carr stands at 6 feet and 3 inches. This is the equivalent of 1.91 meters.
Derek Carr weighs in at 215 pounds. This is the equivalent of 98 kilograms.
Derek Carr Salary|Net Worth
He signed a five-year 2017 deal with the Oakland Raiders worth $125 million. He got $40 million over the first 12 months. He is currently taking home $25 million annually.
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