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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | February 28, 1979 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Grove City (OH) | ||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 228 | ||||||||||
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Derek Alan Combs (born February 28, 1979) is a former American football cornerback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for Ohio State.[1]
Combs graduated from Grove City High School in Grove City, Ohio, where he was the star tailback and was voted Ohio's Mr. Football in 1996. He has his own spot in the trophy case at Grove City High School.
He was a tailback in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Combs was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 7th round (228th overall pick) of the 2001 NFL Draft as a cornerback.[2] He played in four games for the Raiders in 2002 and eight games for the Green Bay Packers in 2003.