{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2009}}
{{Infobox NFL biography | image = | caption = | number = 43, 45 | position = Cornerback | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|02|28}} | birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 185 | high_school = Grove City (OH) | college = Ohio State | draftyear = 2001 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 228 | pastteams =<ref>{{cite web |title=Derek Combs |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/comb00500.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref> * Oakland Raiders (2001)* * Tennessee Titans (2001)* * Miami Dolphins (2001)* * Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2002}}) * → Amsterdam Admirals ({{NFLE Year|2002}}) * Kansas City Chiefs (2003)* * Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2003}}) * Amsterdam Admirals ({{NFLE Year|2004}})
| highlights = | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 12 | statlabel2 = Kick returns | statvalue2 = 5 | statlabel3 = Yards | statvalue3 = 71 | statlabel4 = Longest | statvalue4 = 25 | pfr = CombDe20 }}
'''Derek Alan Combs''' (born February 28, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CombDe20.htm Derek Combs]. pro-football-reference.com</ref>
==Early life== Combs graduated from Grove City High School in Grove City, Ohio, where he was the star tailback and was voted Ohio's Mr. Football in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zulovich|first=Nick|url=https://www.psucollegian.com/archives/ohio-bound-combs-stands-out-in-big-33/article_7d9abb4c-8f69-535a-95ba-4f8003e9ff57.html|title=Ohio-bound Combs stands out in Big 33|publisher=Daily Collegian|access-date=July 9, 2024|date=July 28, 1997}}</ref> He has his own spot in the trophy case at Grove City High School.
==College career== He was a tailback in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
==Professional career== Combs was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the 7th round (228th overall pick) of the 2001 NFL draft as a cornerback.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played in four games for the Raiders in 2002 and eight games for the Green Bay Packers in 2003.
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