Derek Carr in full, Derek Dallas Carr is an American football player, who plays for the ‘Oakland Raiders’ of the ‘National Football League (NFL).
Presently he is one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL history. Born and raised in California, US, he followed in the footsteps of his older brother, David Carr, also an NFL quarterback.
Carr played high school football in Texas and Bakersfield, California, and then joined the ‘Fresno State University.
While at the ‘Fresno State,’ he was twice named as the ‘Mountain West Conference Player of the Year’ and also featured in ‘All-America Selection’ two times.
He established a number of school records and also set several national records. He was selected by the ‘Oakland Raiders’ in the second round at the ‘2014 NFL Draft.
He is one among 19 quarterbacks in the FBS history to throw over 10,000 yards and 100 touchdowns. His touchdown-to-interception ratio (113-to-24) is second highest in the FBS history.
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Who are Derek Carr Parents?
Derek Carr was born on March 28, 1991, in Bakersfield, California, to Rodger and Sheryl Carr. He and his family lived in Bakersfield before relocating to Sugar Land, Texas.
Carr studied at the ‘Clements High School’ in Sugar Land, Texas, and started playing football on the freshman team of the school.
In his second year he played as a backup quarterback, but asked to play as a quarterback when another quarterback player suffered preseason injury.
During his junior year, he led his team, ‘Clements High School Rangers,’ to an undefeated season 13-0 before losing the quarterfinals of ‘2007 Class 5A Division 2 State Playoffs in Region 3.
He received scholarship offers from colleges during his junior year. (In May 2008, he verbally committed to the ‘Fresno State University).
For his senior year, Carr attended the ‘Bakersfield Christian High School.’ He led the ‘Eagle’s’ team to a 12-1 record, and the team won the ‘California Interscholastic Federation Central Section Division V Championship.
ESPN RISE’ named him the ‘National Football Player of the Week’ on October 29, 2008, and he was also named the ‘2008 All-Area Football Player of the Year’ by ‘The Bakersfield Californian.
At the end of his senior year, ‘National Private Schools Athletic Association’ selected Carr as the ‘National Player of the Year 2009.
Who are Derek Carr Siblings?
Derek Carr has two siblings who are known as David Carr and Darren Carr.
His oldest brother David Carr David Duke is an American former football quarterback who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at Fresno State and was drafted first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2002 NFL Draft. Carr also played for the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers.
As a backup with the Giants, Carr received a Super Bowl ring after their victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.
Carr’s status as a number one draft pick and subsequent career has led to him being considered a draft bust.
In 2016, he joined the NFL Network as an analyst.
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