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Derwin Gray (defensive back)

Derwin Gray
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Gray in 2013.
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Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1971-04-09) April 9, 1971 (age 53)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College:BYU
NFL draft:1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 92
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Derwin Lamont Gray (born April 9, 1971) is an American former football player who played for six seasons as a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL).

Professional career

After graduating from Brigham Young University (BYU), Gray was selected in the fourth round with the 92nd pick in the 1993 NFL Draft.[1] He played for five years with the Indianapolis Colts (1993–1997) and one year with the Carolina Panthers (1998).

After football

Gray and his wife Vicki began an itinerant speaking ministry, One Heart At A Time Ministries, in 1999. He went on to graduate magna cum laude from Southern Evangelical Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 2008, with a focus in apologetics.[2] Gray and his wife founded Transformation Church in January 2010.[3] In 2018, Gray received his Doctor of Ministry in the New Testament in Context at Northern Seminary under Dr. Scot McKnight.[2] Gray also speaks at conferences across the United States. He has written five books.[2]

Personal life

Gray married Vicki Ensign in 1992, whom he met his freshman year at BYU.[4][5]

NFL statistics

Team Year Games Played Tackles
Indianapolis Colts 1993 11 124
Indianapolis Colts 1994 16 129
Indianapolis Colts 1995 16 112
Indianapolis Colts 1996 10 6
Indianapolis Colts 1997 11 9
Carolina Panthers 1998 3 0

References

  1. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "'Healing Our Racial Divide' conversation coming to GWU". The Shelby Star. August 24, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ James, Théoden (August 28, 2023). "Would this man have become a 'big-time' pastor in SC if not for his career in the NFL?". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Pro Football Was My God". ChristianityToday.com.
  5. ^ Turner, Calvin (February 19, 2021). "Derwin and Vicki Gray tell BYU student-athletes to 'be the change' in efforts to 'root out racism'". BYU.edu. Retrieved December 28, 2023.


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