Derek Rivers
| No. 95 – New England Patriots | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | May 9, 1994 Augusta, Maine | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Kinston (Kinston, North Carolina) | ||||||||||
| College: | Youngstown State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 3 / pick: 83 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||||||
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Derek Rivers (born May 9, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Youngstown State.[1][2]
Early years
Born in Augusta, Maine, Rivers and his family moved to North Carolina when he was five months old.[3] Rivers later attended Kinston High School in Kinston. After high school, he attended Fork Union Military Academy for a year.[4]
College career
Rivers played at Youngstown State from 2013 to 2016. During his career he had a school record 41 career sacks, including 14 as a senior. He accumulated 56.5 tackles for loss, 47 QB hurries and 119 solo tackles in his college career at Youngstown State. As a Senior, Rivers lead one of the top statistically rated defenses in the FCS to the National Championship where they would lose to James Madison University 24-14. Rivers was a three time 1st Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference performer as well as a two time FCS All-American. Rivers finished his career #5 All-Time in FCS history in career sacks.[5][6][7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) |
248 lb (112 kg) |
32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.61 s | 4.40 s | 6.94 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
30 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[8] | ||||||||||||
Rivers was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round, 83rd overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[9] During training camp, Rivers suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the season.[10] He was officially placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.[11]Rivers made his NFL debut in Week 3 of the 2018 season, against the Detroit Lions. In week 17 he recorded his first career sack when he took down Sam Darnold.[12] Rivers helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl LIII, although he was inactive, and the team defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3.[13] The following season (2019), Rivers suffered an injury in week 2 of the preseason, and was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019[14]. Rivers made the 53-man roster coming out of 2020's shortened preseason, and was active in week 1, where he recorded his first sack since 2018.
References
- ^ Cox, Zack (April 28, 2017). "Patriots Pick Defensive End Derek Rivers With 83rd Selection In 2017 NFL Draft". NESN. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Inside the Patriots Draft Room: Round 3". New England Patriots. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Patriots' top draft pick has family ties to Maine". Portland Press Herald. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ YSU sophomore DE fulfills father’s football promise
- ^ Falcons make Youngstown State's Derek Rivers feel at home in workout
- ^ YSU standout Derek Rivers impresses at NFL Combine
- ^ http://www.richmond.com/sports/youngstown-s-derek-rivers-son-of-ex-hokie-will-test/article_525604f7-635e-510c-a53b-a9e3706a379a.html
- ^ "Combine Player Profiles – Derek Rivers". National Football League. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ Patra, Kevin. "Patriots finally make a pick with Derek Rivers at No. 83". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (August 18, 2017). "Patriots fear DE Derek Rivers lost for season with torn ACL, sprained LCL". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "Patriots reach 53-man limit". Patriots.com. September 2, 2017.
- ^ https://www.neusenews.com/index/2019/2/3/humble-rivers-is-ready-for-super-bowl-liii
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super-bowl/2019/02/04/super-bowl-2019-53-things-we-learned-patriots-rams/2742465002/
- ^ Yang, Nicole. "Patriots rumor roundup: Here's who won't make New England's 53-man roster". Boston.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.