Colorado University Athletics
Derrick Webb Biography
| DERRICK WEBB 6-0, 230, LB Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) |
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HIGH SCHOOL?Widely considered the top linebacker prospect out of Tennessee, he earned All-Southeast Region honors from PrepStar and All-Dixie Region honors from SuperPrep, which also ranked him as the No. 7 prospect out of Tennessee and he was the top linebacker on the list. Scout.com ranks him as the No. 23 outside linebacker in the nation, ESPN ranks him as the No. 58 outside linebacker and Rivals.com listed him as the No. 63 outside linebacker and he was the top linebacker from Tennessee on the Scout.com and Rivals.com lists and No. 2 on ESPN’s. He was a four-year letterman at Whitehaven under coach Rodney Saulsberry and Whitehaven compiled a 31-13 mark in his four years, including a 20-4 mark over the past two season when he started as an outside linebacker. He compiled over 300 tackles, 40 tackles for loss with six sacks, three interceptions and a safety in his career. As a senior leading Whitehaven to a 10-2 record and 5A Region 8 Championship, he was named first-team All-State by the Tennessee Football Coaches Association, first-team All-5A Region 8 by the Memphis Interscholastic Athletic Association and first-team All-Shelby Metro Area by the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He was one of five players nominated for the Best of the Preps Defensive Player of the Year by the Memphis Commercial Appeal and earned Whitehaven’s most valuable player and defensive most valuable player awards. The Tennessee Football Coaches Association also ranked him as the No. 1 linebacker prospect to watch in the state of Tennessee. He tallied 130 tackles as a senior, including 25 for losses and three quarterback sacks. He forced three fumbles and recovered two. He had a safety in Whitehaven’s 9-0 win over Craigmont and led a defense that allowed just 178 yards per game on the season. He recorded 17 tackles including 11 solo against Germantown his senior season and had another stellar performance that season against Wooddale with 14 tackles in a 40-6 victory. As a junior, he also helped Whitehaven to a 10-2 mark, second place finish in 5A Region 8 and the second round of the state playoffs. He was named the 5A Region 8 defensive player of the year and also earned first-team All-5A Region 8 by the Memphis Interscholastic Athletic Association and first-team All-Shelby Metro Area by the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He recorded 115 tackles including 15 for losses (two sacks) and three interceptions as a junior. He also played halfback in one of Whitehaven’s playoff games and had four rushes for 67 yards before having his bell rung and thus ending his tenure on the offensive side of the ball out of precaution. He lists his top game his junior year against Germantown when he had 18 tackles and an interception in a 40-0 win. He had 10 tackles, two for a loss and had an interception return for a touchdown in a 49-0 win over Hamilton. As a sophomore, he recorded 40 tackles and had one sack. He saw action on special teams throughout his high school career on the kickoff, kickoff return, punt and punt return units. He also trains in the spring with the track & field team in the sprinting events. He hasn’t participated in any track meets but is contemplating doing so this spring.
ACADEMICS?He is planning on majoring in Business at Colorado. An exceptional student and a two-time spelling bee champion, once in elementary school and once in middle school. He is also active in the Distributive Educational Club of America (DECA), an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing.
PERSONAL?He was born October 1, 1991, in Fort Riley, Kan. He is a cousin of former San Francisco 49er great Roger Craig, who won three Super Bowls and was the 1988 NFL Offensive Player of the Year. His uncle, Joe Lowery, played running back at Jackson State and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1976 NFL Draft. His cousin, Kenton Keith, is a member of the Indianapolis Colts and played collegiately at New Mexico State. Another uncle, Kevin Scott, ran track & field collegiately at Memphis. He is active in Bridge Builders, a program that seeks to develop a group of future leaders who lay aside individual, social, economic and cultural differences to work for the benefit of all. He has done extensive community service with Bridge Builders, the most memorable of which was when he volunteered for the Special Olympics, working as a basketball coach. He enjoys hanging out with his friends, playing basketball and lifting weights.