Brock Vereen in the NFL, 2015
In the NFL, 2015. Photo: U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret on behalf of 416th Theater Engineer Command Army Reserve, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive back, Minnesota, 2010–⁠13

Brock Vereen

Number
No. 21
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Valencia, CA
Born
Aug 17, 1992, in Valencia, California

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Brock Vereen played defensive back at Minnesota (2010–⁠13). The Chicago Bears took Vereen in round 4, No. 131 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2013
Second-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 131
Round 4, 2014 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Honors

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2011Minnesota1
2012Minnesota2
2013Minnesota1
Career4

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUFF
20103731000000
2011124621673.50171
2012123331641.50.5290
2013N134118592.50161
On file127732007.50.54222

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Minnesota21DB
2011Minnesota21DB
2012Minnesota21DB
2013Minnesota21DB6′0″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2013 Minnesota 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 28vs.IowaL 7–⁠231
2012 Minnesota 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Aug 30atUNLVW 30–⁠271
Nov 24vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠261
2011 Minnesota 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 10vs.New Mexico StateL 21–⁠281

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 13–⁠23).

DrillCombine 2014
Height5′11⅝″
Weight199 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size8¼″
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press25 reps
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.07 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 11 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2014Chicago Bears113801

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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