Derrick Ransom

{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}

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{{BLP sources|date=September 2021}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Derrick Ransom

| number = 95, 90

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|13}}

| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 306

| high_school = Lawrence Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)

| college = Cincinnati

| draftyear = 1998

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 181

| pastteams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1998|2002}})
• Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2003}})
• Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2004}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 94

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 4.5

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = R/RansDe20

}}

Derrick Wayne Ransom Jr. (born September 13, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, and Jacksonville Jaguars.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/derrickransom/2502584/profile|title = Derrick Ransom Stats, News and Video - DT| website=NFL.com }} He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}