Derek Dallas Carr was born on March 28,1991 and is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
61 Facts About Derek Carr
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Derek Carr played college football at Fresno State, where he twice received first-team All-MWC honors, and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
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Derek Carr left the Raiders as the franchise leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and pass completions.
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Derek Carr was born in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of three children to Rodger and Sheryl Derek Carr.
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Derek Carr did not prepare himself to become the starting quarterback, but a preseason injury to another quarterback thrust him into the role.
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Derek Carr made gradual progress as a starter for the Clements High School Rangers.
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Derek Carr passed for 1,246 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore, and 1,622 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior.
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Derek Carr was the program's first recruit of the 2009 class.
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On October 29,2008, Derek Carr was selected by ESPN RISE as the National Football Player of the Week after passing for 441 yards and three touchdowns in a game against Tehachapi High School five days earlier.
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Derek Carr was selected by The Bakersfield Californian as the 2008 All-Area Football Player of the Year.
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Derek Carr set a new school record when he passed for six touchdowns and ran for two in a blowout win against small school Fowler High at home.
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Derek Carr enrolled as an early-entry freshman for the spring semester at Fresno State, where his brother David played quarterback, in 2009 so he could participate in spring football with the Bulldogs.
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Derek Carr appeared in five games as a freshman in limited action.
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Derek Carr made his first appearance as starter in the Bulldogs' season-opening loss to California.
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Three weeks later, Derek Carr had a breakout game in a victory over Idaho with 371 passing yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions.
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Derek Carr was among the passing leaders of the Western Athletic Conference in numerous categories.
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Derek Carr passed for a school-record tying 536 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions.
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Derek Carr won the MWC Offensive Player of the Year for the 2012 season.
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Derek Carr's pass attempts and completions in the game set new school and conference records.
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Derek Carr was among the leaders in many passing categories in the conference.
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Derek Carr won the Sammy Baugh Trophy, which is awarded annually by the Touchdown Club of Columbus to the nation's top collegiate passer.
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Derek Carr finished in eighth place in the Heisman Trophy voting.
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Derek Carr received the 2013 CFPA Elite QB Award for his performance over three seasons at Fresno State.
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Derek Carr joined fellow Bakersfield native Phillip Thomas as the school's second CFPA winner.
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Derek Carr's number was retired by Fresno State during halftime of a game against Incarnate Word in 2017.
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On July 14,2019, Derek Carr received a mural at his former college, Fresno State University.
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Derek Carr was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 36th overall pick.
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Derek Carr was the fourth quarterback to be selected that year.
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Derek Carr therefore became the first rookie quarterback in Raiders history to start a season opener, and was the only rookie quarterback from the 2014 draft class to start in Week 1.
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In Week 4 against the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium, Derek Carr left the game due to a high ankle sprain and MCL sprain.
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Additionally, Derek Carr set single-game personal records for passing yards by throwing for 282 yards, and for total passer rating which amounted to 107.7.
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Derek Carr posted a 140.2 rating, the highest for a Raiders quarterback since Rich Gannon in 2001.
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Derek Carr finished his rookie season with 3,270 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.
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Derek Carr became the first Raiders quarterback to start all 16 games since Rich Gannon in 2002.
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The MRI was negative and Derek Carr returned to start in Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Derek Carr had a career day against the Ravens as he threw over 350 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown to wide receiver Seth Roberts with 26 seconds remaining.
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Derek Carr continued his successful play into Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns.
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Derek Carr had another good performance in Week 7 on the road against the San Diego Chargers as he threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns, putting up a 137.7 passer rating.
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Derek Carr threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns and a 130.9 passer rating in a win against the New York Jets the next week.
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Derek Carr became the first Raiders quarterback to be named to the Pro Bowl since Rich Gannon in 2002.
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Derek Carr was ranked 100th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Derek Carr earned his first AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor for his performance against the Buccaneers.
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Derek Carr surpassed 10,000 career passing yards and helped the Raiders take back sole possession of the division lead from the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Derek Carr was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl on December 20,2016, but an injury sustained in Week 16 prevented him from participating.
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In 15 starts in the 2016 season, Derek Carr recorded 3,937 passing yards on a career-high 357 completions and a career-low 560 attempts and 28 touchdowns.
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Derek Carr was ranked 11th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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On June 22,2017, Derek Carr 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.
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Derek Carr finished with 3,496 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
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Derek Carr was ranked 60th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Derek Carr entered the 2018 season with a new head coach in Jon Gruden.
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Derek Carr set a franchise record for completion percentage for quarterbacks that played the whole season.
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Derek Carr threw for a career-high 4,804 yards, as well as 23 touchdowns and 14 interceptions on the season.
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Derek Carr set franchise records for passing attempts, passing completions, and passing yards.
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Derek Carr was ranked 65th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022, marking his first appearance on the list in three years.
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Derek Carr became the fifth-ranked NFL quarterback in 2022 season for average annual salary and the eighth-ranked for overall contract value.
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Nine of the eleven losses for the Raiders were by one possession, with Derek Carr playing in ten of those losses.
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In 15 games in the 2022 season, Derek Carr finished with 3,522 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.
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On March 6,2023, Derek Carr signed with the New Orleans Saints on a four-year contract worth $150 million, reuniting him with former Raiders head coach Dennis Allen.
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Derek Carr's oldest son was born with a medical condition that tied up his intestines and required three surgeries to fix.
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Derek Carr is a Christian and has said his faith is the most important thing in his life.
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Derek Carr has tattoos on his wrists, the left citing a verse from the Biblical Book of Jeremiah and the right depicting a Chi Rho.