David Johnathan Roach (born August 9, 1985) is an American former professional football safety. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Texas Christian.
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Abilene, Texas, U.S. | August 9, 1985||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Abilene (TX) | ||
College: | Texas Christian | ||
Undrafted: | 2008 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Early life
editRoach was a First-team All-District 3-5A performer at Abilene High School. He was named to the All-Big Country Super Team after recorded 89 tackles as a senior, broke up four passes, caused one fumble and recovered another.
College career
editIn 2007 Roach had a career-best 73 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 5 pass break ups and 1 interception while starting all 12 games after moving from weak safety to free safety mid season. In 2006, as a junior, he started 11 of 13 games and made 33 tackles (26 solo) with four pass break-ups. In 2005, he started the opening two games and played in 11 games and made 41 tackles (25 solo) and 2 interceptions. In 2004, he played in 10 games with 2 starts and recorded 19 tackles, including nine solo stops. In 2003, he had a season-ending knee injury early in fall camp.
Professional career
editHeight | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
4.53 s | 1.55 s | 2.63 s | 4.15 s | 6.88 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
16 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine.[1] |
New Orleans Saints
editHe was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and stayed for six games as a member of their practice squad. He was released in October 2008.
St. Louis Rams
editAfter being released by the Saints he was signed by the St. Louis Rams in October 2008. He was waived on August 17, 2010.
Detroit Lions
editOn August 19, 2010, he signed with the Detroit Lions and was then waived/injured on August 27, 2010.
References
edit- ^ "David Roach, DS #10 FS, Texas Christian". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
External links
edit- TCU profile Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine