2011 (Redshirt Sophomore): Second team All-WAC selection ... named to Phil Steele's All-WAC second team ... selected to the Academic All-WAC team ... threw for 3,544 yards on the season, which is the third-most in Fresno State history and the most ever by a Bulldog sophomore ... his passing yardage led the WAC and ranked 10th nationally ... his 279 completions are the second-most in school history as were his 446 attempts ... threw 26 touchdown passes against nine interceptions and he completed 62.6 percent of his passes ... averaged 278.2 yards per game, which ranks No. 25 nationally and he had four 300-yard passing games ... threw two touchdown passes of over 80 yards, had 10 completions of 50 or more yards and he completed a pass to 15 different receivers on the season, including six who had 30 or more catches ... completed 39-of-49 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns against Louisiana Tech, Nov. 5. Those 39 completions were one off the school single-game record ... threw for 371 yards and five touchdowns at Idaho, Sept. 24, and had three or more TD passes in four games ... had a career-high 391 yards passing at New Mexico State with three touchdowns ... finished the year completing 138-of-212 (65.1 percent) passes for 1,879 yards over the last six games with 14 touchdowns against just four interceptions ... ran 57 times for 72 yards (195 yards if you take out the losses from sacks) with three TDs ... in seven WAC games, he completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 2,162 yards with 19 touchdowns against five interceptions ... offensive team captain.
2010 (Redshirt Freshman): Redshirted.
2009 (Freshman): Saw limited action for the 'Dogs and played in five games ... completed 10-of-14 passes on the season for 112 yards ... graduated from high school early to enroll at Fresno State for the spring semester of 2009 and participate in spring drills with the team ... set two Fresno State quarterback record for the shuttle run and the 40-yard dash with a 4.59.
High School: Carr came to Fresno State from Bakersfield Christian High School and was rated by one recruiting service as the 12th-best quarterback in the nation ... named the Private School National Player of the Year ... the youngest brother of former Bulldog quarterback David Carr, the 2001 Johnny Unitas Award winner and 2002 No. 1 NFL pick ... played two seasons of high school football in the Houston area before moving back to his hometown of Bakersfield the summer before her senior year ... guided his team to a 12-1 record and threw for 4,067 yards and 46 touchdowns as a senior ... broke over 20 school offensive records ... led Bakersfield Christian to the Division V Central Section title ... ranked third in California and 11th in the nation for high school quarterbacks in passing yards ... completed 68 percent of his passes while throwing just nine interceptions in 413 pass attempts ... rushed for 281 yards, averaging 8.0 yards per carry, and five touchdowns ... he had a 62-yard touchdown run against Coast Union ... threw at least five touchdown passes in four of his 13 games, including two games of six touchdowns (vs. Parlier and Fowler) ... directed an offense that averaged 44 points per game ... threw for 541 yards and four touchdowns against Arvin and against Shafter he completed 13-of-17 passes for 269 yards with five touchdowns ... at Clements High Schools in Sugarland, Texas, he threw for 2,868 yards and 28 touchdowns in his sophomore and junior seasons combined ... was one of 10 finalists for the State of California Mr. Football Award as the state's top player ... recruited by LSU, Texas Tech, USC, Arizona, Utah, Alabama, Notre Dame and Cal.
Personal: Born March 28, 1991 ... one of three sons of Rodger and Sheryl Carr ... both brothers, Darren and David, played Division I football, David was a quarterback for Fresno State the 2001 Johnny Unitas Award winner and 2002 No. 1 NFL pick and Darren was a defensive linemen at Houston ... lists his brother David as his favorite athlete because: "He is the kind of person I want to be." ... lists his biggest thrill as winning the Valley Championship ... most admires Brett Favre because he never quits ... wears jersey No. 4 in honor of Favre. Majoring in Recreation Administration.
Derek Carr's Career Stats
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2009 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2011 13 57 72 3 20 1.3 5.5
TOTAL 18 58 72 3 20 1.2 4.0
PASSING G Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic
2009 5 14 10 0 112 0 29 71.4 8.0 22.4 138.6
2011 13 446 279 9 3544 26 88 62.6 7.9 272.6 144.5
TOTAL 18 460 289 9 3656 26 88 62.8 7.9 203.1 144.3
TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G
2009 5 0 112 112 22.4
2011 13 72 3544 3616 278.2
TOTAL 18 72 3656 3728 207.1
