:Derrick Oden
{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Derrick Oden
| number = 58
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|29}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 230
| high_school = Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
| college = Alabama (1989–1992)
| draftyear = 1993
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 163
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1993|1995}})
| highlights =
- National champion (1992)
- First-team All-SEC (1992)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 7
| pfr = O/OdenDe20
}}
Derrick Oden (born September 29, 1970) is an American former professional football linebacker who played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 1993 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Alabama.
Early life and college
Derrick Oden was born on September 29, 1970, in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/o/oden00200.html | title=Derrick Oden | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=17 December 2024}} He attended Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.{{cite web | url=http://www.ahsfhs.org/teams2/NFL.asp?Team=Hillcrest%20Tuscaloosa | title=DERRICK ODEN | publisher=Alabama High School Football Historical Society | accessdate=November 19, 2014}}
He was a four-year letterman for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1989 to 1992. The 1992 Crimson Tide were consensus national champions and Oden was named first-team All-SEC by the Coaches that season.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19921209&id=M-0uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9zIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6897,2707350&hl=en|work=Rome News-Tribune|title=Tide dominates team|date=December 9, 1992}}
Professional career
Oden was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round, with the 163rd overall pick, of the 1993 NFL draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OdenDe20.htm | title=Derrick Oden | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=17 December 2024}} He officially signed with the team on May 11. He played in 12 games for the Eagles during his rookie year in 1992, recording five tackles. He appeared in 11 games during the 1994 season but did not record any statistics. Oden became a free agent after the season and re-signed with the Eagles on July 21, 1995. He played in 12 games for the Eagles in 1995, posting two solo tackles. He also appeared in two playoff games that season. He became a free agent again after the 1995 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/o/oden00200.html | title=Derrick Oden NFL Transactions | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=17 December 2024}}
References
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{{1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football navbox}}
{{Eagles1993DraftPicks}}
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Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players