Derek Carr in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Fresno State, 2009–⁠13

Derek Carr

Number
No. 4
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Bakersfield, CA
Born
Mar 28, 1991, in Fresno, California

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Derek Carr played quarterback at Fresno State (2009–⁠13). He finished eighth in the 2013 Heisman vote. The Oakland Raiders took Carr in round 2, No. 36 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
5,082
Passing yards, 2013 (Fresno State, 11–⁠2)
Best game
522 yards
Vs. New Mexico, week 13, 2013: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passing touchdowns, 2013
Drafted
No. 36
Round 2, 2014 NFL Draft (Oakland Raiders)

Career highs

536passing yards, career highvs. San Diego State, 20127touchdown passes, career highvs. New Mexico, 2013

Honors

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2012 and 2013

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2009Fresno State101471.41128.000
2011Fresno State27944662.63,5447.9269
2012Fresno State34451167.34,1048.0377
2013Fresno State45365968.75,0827.7508
Career1,0861,63066.612,8427.911324

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Fresno State100.000
2011Fresno State57721.3320
2012Fresno State6610.0015
2013Fresno State401172.9217
Career1641901.2520

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2012Fresno State411629.0340
2013Fresno State620333.8450
Career1031931.9450

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Fresno State4QB
2010Fresno State4QB
2011Fresno State4QB
2012Fresno State4QB
2013Fresno State4QB6′3″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2013Fresno State6020.2876th (n=144)0.22170.359%0.24

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Fresno State 13 games, 5,082 passing yards, 50 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.RutgersW 52–⁠5152734565124
Sep 7vs.Cal PolyW 41–⁠2522312053011
Sep 20vs.Boise StateW 41–⁠403960460408
Sep 28atHawai’iW 42–⁠3733473242211
Oct 5atIdahoW 61–⁠143748419514
Oct 19vs.UNLVW 38–⁠1433484124016
Oct 26atSan Diego StateW 35–⁠28355729820−11
Nov 2vs.NevadaW 41–⁠23395548730−5
Nov 9atWyomingW 48–⁠1033463604020
Nov 23vs.New MexicoW 69–⁠2827375227026
Nov 29atSan José StateL 52–⁠6238505196132
Dec 7vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠17365340432−19
Dec 21 ✦vs.USCL 20–⁠45295421621–
2012 Fresno State 13 games, 4,104 passing yards, 37 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Weber StateW 37–⁠1020252982018
Sep 8atOregonL 25–⁠42294723410−10
Sep 15vs.ColoradoW 69–⁠141722300512
Sep 22atTulsaL 26–⁠27264423110−5
Sep 29vs.San Diego StateW 52–⁠4042555365234
Oct 6atColorado StateW 28–⁠725392174022
Oct 13atBoise StateL 10–⁠20294326611−21
Oct 20vs.WyomingW 42–⁠14324826830−14
Oct 27atNew MexicoW 49–⁠3231444164114
Nov 3vs.Hawai’iW 45–⁠10152330440−4
Nov 10atNevadaW 52–⁠3617352202025
Nov 24vs.Air ForceW 48–⁠15283245240−19
Dec 24 ✦vs.SMUL 10–⁠43335436212−41
2011 Fresno State 13 games, 3,544 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atCaliforniaL 21–⁠36213315011−33
Sep 10atNebraskaL 29–⁠4220412541016
Sep 17vs.North DakotaW 27–⁠22111723520−26
Sep 24atIdahoW 48–⁠24243737152–
Oct 1vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠38253728111−12
Oct 7vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠5717301260110
Oct 15vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠2123392482039
Oct 22atNevadaL 38–⁠4520373153025
Nov 5vs.Louisiana TechL 21–⁠413949290329
Nov 12atNew Mexico StateL 45–⁠48223439130−3
Nov 19atHawai’iW 24–⁠2119292712037
Nov 26vs.San José StateL 24–⁠2719282761118
Dec 3atSan Diego StateL 28–⁠35193533621−8
2009 Fresno State 4 games, 112 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.UC DavisW 51–⁠02237000
Oct 10atHawai’iW 42–⁠17231500–
Oct 17vs.San José StateW 41–⁠2123300–
Oct 24atNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠3465700–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (South team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2014
Height6′2⅜″
Weight214 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan75″W
40-yard dash4.69 s
10-yard split1.64 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′2″
20-yard shuttle4.20 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

11 seasons, 169 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

Pro Bowls: 3 (2015–⁠17)

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2014Oakland Raiders163485993,270211292
2015Oakland Raiders163505733,9873213138
2016Oakland Raiders153575603,93728670
2017Oakland Raiders153235153,496221366
2018Oakland Raiders163815534,049191047
2019Oakland Raiders163615134,05421882
2020Las Vegas Raiders163485174,103279140
2021Las Vegas Raiders174286264,8042314108
2022Las Vegas Raiders153055023,5222414102
2023New Orleans Saints173755483,87825840
2024New Orleans Saints101892792,14515571
NFL career1693,7655,78541,245257112956

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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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