Derek Carr

Derek Carr is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fresno State, where he twice received first-team All-MWC honors, and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Carr is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback and current NFL Network analyst David Carr.

Born and raised in California, Carr followed in the footsteps of his older brother, David Carr, also an NFL quarterback. Carr played high school football in Texas and Bakersfield, California, and then joined Fresno State University. While at the Fresno State, he was twice named as the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and also featured in All-America Selection two times. He established a number of school records and also set several national records.

Carr was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round with 36th overall pick during the 2014 NFL Draft. In May 2014, he signed a four year $5.37 million contract, with $2.2 million as signing bonus. He became the first rookie quarterback to start a season opener in the Raiders team history. During the Week 4 of the season, he suffered a high ankle sprain and MLC sprain and had to leave the game. On October 12, with 4 passing touchdowns, he set a new Raiders franchise record for most passing touchdowns in a single regular season game by a rookie.

Carr holds multiple Raiders franchise records, including passing yards and passing touchdowns, and was selected to three straight Pro Bowls from 2016-2018.

Carr is a Christian and has said his faith is the most important thing in his life. He has tattoos on his wrists, the left citing a verse from the Biblical Book of Jeremiah and the right depicting a Chi Rho.