{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Derek Schouman | image = | current_team = | number = 80, 88 | position = Tight end | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|3|11}} | birth_place = Sandy, Utah, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 247 | high_school = Eagle {{avoid wrap|(Eagle, Idaho)}} | college = Boise State | draftyear = 2007 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 222 | pastteams = * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2009}}) * St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2010}}) * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2011}})* * New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2012}})* | status = | highlights = * 2× First-team All-WAC (2005–2006) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 27 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 275 | statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue3 = 1 | pfr = SchoDe00 }}

'''Derek Schouman''' (born March 11, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played college football for the Boise State Broncos.

He also played for the St. Louis Rams.

==Early life== Born in Murray, Utah, Schouman was raised in Ada County, Idaho. He attended Eagle High School in Eagle, Idaho,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=This Day In Sports: The first of Boise State’s big draft days |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/sports/april-28-this-day-in-sports-boise-state-football-2007-nfl-draft-four-selections-gerald-alexander-korey-hall/277-a7d62f1b-cc1a-469e-86c1-67af0278a240 |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=ktvb.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2010 |title=Schouman trying to catch up fast at tight end |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/schouman-trying-to-catch-up-fast-at-tight-end/2010/08/03/gIQAYdjqFJ_story.html}}</ref> where he lettered in football and was a two-year starter as a tight end. As a junior, he was an impact player for the State Championship team. As a senior, he was a first-team All-Southern Idaho Conference selection and as a junior, he was a second-team All-Southern Idaho Conference selection.

==College career== Schouman was a four-year starter at Boise State. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame was catching a fourth-down touchdown pass in overtime of the Broncos' win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl which set up the now-famous Jared Zabransky-to-Ian Johnson Statue of Liberty play for the winning two-point conversion.

===Statistics=== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Conf ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! GP ! Rec ! Yrd ! TD ! Ave |- ALIGN="center" | 2003||Boise State||WAC||14||17||272||4||16 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004||Boise State||WAC||7||15||284||2||18.9 |- ALIGN="center" | 2005||Boise State||WAC||12||17||177||1||10.4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006||Boise State||WAC||12||29||276||4||9.5 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NCAA Totals{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} ! 45 ! 78 ! 1009 ! 11 ! 12.9 |}

==Professional career== ===Buffalo Bills=== Schouman recorded three receptions for 19 yards as an H-Back before suffering a season-ending sprained ankle against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Derek Schouman 2007 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchoDe00/gamelog/2007/ |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He started fourteen games in 2008 and 2009 before being placed on injured reserve early in 2009 with a knee injury. The Bills placed him on injured reserve again in 2010 and waived him on September 8, 2010.

===St. Louis Rams=== Schouman was signed by the St. Louis Rams on November 17, 2010. He played in four games for the Rams in 2010.<ref name="Pfr"/> He became an unrestricted free agent in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/transactions/s/scho02000.html | title=Derek Schouman NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=24 August 2024}}</ref>

===Washington Redskins=== On August 10, 2011, Schouman signed with the Washington Redskins. He was released by the team on September 3, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2011 |title=NFL Transactions Report |website=NFL.com |url=http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=9&transactionYear=2011&transactionTeamAbbr=WAS&prevTransactionMonth=9&prevTransactionYear=2011&prevTransactionTeamAbbr=}}</ref>

===New Orleans Saints=== The following year, the New Orleans Saints signed Schouman on July 25, 2012. He was released on August 31, 2012.<ref name="Pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchoDe00.htm | title=Derek Schouman | publisher=Pro-Football-Reference | accessdate=24 August 2024}}</ref>

== Post-career == Since retiring from professional football, Schouman has worked as a real estate agent for Amherst Madison in Boise, Idaho.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schnell |first=Lindsay |year=2016 |title=David vs Goliath: 2007 Fiesta Bowl |magazine=Sports Illustrated |volume=125 |pages=55}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

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