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2008 Rams Football Roster

20 Luke Derkson

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 200
  • Year 5th
  • Hometown Regina, Sask.
  • Previous School Vancouver Island Raiders

Biography

2008 Canada West All-Star

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA 2008:
Started seven games for the Rams at running back before a severe knee injury ended his season at Alberta (Oct. 18) ... finished second in the conference with 734 rushing yards, which also stands as the second-highest single-season total in University of Regina history ... named a Canada West all-star ... led Canada West with 941 all-purpose yards ... averaged a conference-leading 6.61 yards per carry ... had two rushing touchdowns ... had 13 receptions for 90 yards, 52 of which came in a single game (Sept. 6 vs. Saskatchewan) ... longest rush of the season was a 46-yard touchdown rumble on the first play from scrimmage against Simon Fraser (Sept. 27) ... had a season-high 208 rushing yards at UBC on Sept. 19 ... had a streak of three consecutive games (Sept. 6 vs. Saskatchewan, Sept. 19 at UBC, and Sept. 27 vs. Simon Fraser) with at least 100 rushing yards ... returned five kickoffs for a total of 116 yards ... had rushing touchdowns against Saskatchewan (Sept. 6) and against Simon Fraser (Sept. 27) ... ends his U of R career ranked third on the school's all-time list with 826 rushing yards and as the school's leader in average yards per carry (6.07).

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN 2006:
Rushed 17 times for 257 yards, averaging 15.1 yards per carry ... had one rushing touchdown ... had a career-high 95-yard rush on Sept. 16 at Simon Fraser.

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA 2004:
Rushed for 92 yards on 25 carries ... caught two passes for 12 yards ... returned nine kicks for 116 yards ... returned three punts for 33 yards ... had four tackles on special teams.

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA 2003:
Served as a return specialist for the Rams ... returned four kickoffs for 68 yards ... recorded three tackles on special teams.

PERSONAL:
Born Mar. 7, 1985 ... enrolled in Campion Arts ... spent the 2007 season with the Vancouver Island Raiders (BCFC) but only played in two games after breaking his left foot.

CAREER STATISTICS
RUSHING                G   Att    Yds  TD  Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2003................ 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2004................ 7 25 92 0 26 3.7 13.1
2008................ 7 111 734 2 46 6.6 104.9
TOTAL............... 19 136 826 2 46 6.1 43.5

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G
2003................ 5 0 0 0 0.0
2004................ 7 92 0 92 13.1
2008................ 7 734 0 734 104.9
TOTAL............... 19 826 0 826 43.5

RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
2003................ 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004................ 7 2 12 0 7 0.3 6.0 1.7
2008................ 7 13 90 0 22 1.9 6.9 12.9
TOTAL............... 19 15 102 0 22 0.8 6.8 5.4

SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G
2003................ 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2004................ 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2008................ 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.7
TOTAL............... 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.6

PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2003................ 5 28 226 0 43 8.1 45.2
2004................ 7 3 33 0 15 11.0 4.7
2008................ 7 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1
TOTAL............... 19 32 260 0 43 8.1 13.7

KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2003................ 5 4 68 0 21 17.0 13.6
2004................ 7 9 116 0 31 12.9 16.6
2008................ 7 5 116 0 39 23.2 16.6
TOTAL............... 19 18 300 0 39 16.7 15.8

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G
2003................ 5 0 0 226 68 0 294 58.8
2004................ 7 92 12 33 116 0 253 36.1
2008................ 7 734 90 1 116 0 941 134.4
TOTAL............... 19 826 102 260 300 0 1488 78.3

TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2003................ 5 3 0 3.0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2004................ 7 4 0 4.0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2008................ 7 0 1 0.5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL............... 19 7 1 7.5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0

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