2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

DEREK NEWTONTACKLEHeight: 6-6 | Weight: 307 | College: Arkansas State |Hometown: Utica, Miss. | 2nd NFL Season |2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 24 |Acquired: D7, 2011 (214th overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 14/0 | Teams: Houston, 2011-12 |HEADERTEXANS BIOS75TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the seventh round (214th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft...signed by the Texans on July 31, 20112011 (Houston 14/0):• Played in 14 games after being inactive for the first two games of the regular season• Made his professional debut blocking for a Neil Rackers field goal attempt in the first quarter at NewOrleans (9/25)• Made his postseason debut and saw action on special teams in AFC Wild Card playoff vs. Cincinnati(1/7/12)COLLEGE:• Earned first-team All-Sun Belt accolades after starting all 12 games at right tackle in 2010• Garnered second-team All-Sun Belt honors in 2009 and received the Gary Withrow Award, given tothe Red Wolves’ most outstanding offensive lineman• Was the only lineman on the team to start every game in 2009 and helped lead the Red Wolves to21 rushing touchdowns, the third most in the conference• Paved the way for three different ASU players rushing for over 100 yards in at least one game• Was part of ASU’s line that helped the offense gain its most yards of total offense (484) against anFBS opponent since the 2007 season• Redshirted in 2008• First Team All-State selection at Hinds Community College• Played in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star GamePERSONAL:• Helped lead Hinds Agricultural High School to a 10-0 regular-season record as a senior, earningAll-Metro and All-District honors• Named Most Improved Player as a seniorNewton’s Career Statistics• Games/Starts: 2011: 14/0; Totals: 14/0Newton’s Career Playoff Statistics• Games/Starts: 2011: 2/0; Totals: 2/0www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR