David Roach (American football)
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Abilene, Texas, U.S. | August 9, 1985||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Abilene (TX) | ||
College: | Texas Christian | ||
Undrafted: | 2008 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
David Johnathan Roach (born August 9, 1985) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Texas Christian.
Early life[edit]
Roach was a First-team All-District 3-5A performer at Abilene High School. He was named to the All-Big Country Super Team after recorded 89 tackles as a senior, broke up four passes, caused one fumble and recovered another.
College career[edit]
In 2007 Roach had a career-best 73 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 5 pass break ups and 1 interception while starting all 12 games after moving from weak safety to free safety mid season. In 2006, as a junior, he started 11 of 13 games and made 33 tackles (26 solo) with four pass break-ups. In 2005, he started the opening two games and played in 11 games and made 41 tackles (25 solo) and 2 interceptions. In 2004, he played in 10 games with 2 starts and recorded 19 tackles, including nine solo stops. In 2003, he had a season-ending knee injury early in fall camp.
Professional career[edit]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
4.53 s | 1.55 s | 2.63 s | 4.15 s | 6.88 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
16 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine.[1] |
New Orleans Saints[edit]
He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and stayed for six games as a member of their practice squad. He was released in October 2008.
St. Louis Rams[edit]
After being released by the Saints he was signed by the St. Louis Rams in October 2008. He was waived on August 17, 2010.
Detroit Lions[edit]
On August 19, 2010, he signed with the Detroit Lions and was then waived/injured on August 27, 2010.
References[edit]
- ^ "David Roach, DS #10 FS, Texas Christian". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.