{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1985)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Derek Stanley | image = Derek Stanley pregame at Rams at 49ers 11-16-08.JPG | current_team = Missouri Baptist Spartans | caption = Stanley in 2008 | number = <!-- 19 --> | position = <!-- Wide receiver --> Wide receivers coach | career_position =wr | career_number = 19 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|8|27}} | birth_place = Verona, Wisconsin, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 173 | high_school = Verona | college = UW–Whitewater | draftyear = 2007 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 249 | pastteams = * St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2009}}) * Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2010}})* | pastcoaching = * Missouri Baptist (2026–present)<br>Wide receivers coach | status = | statseason = | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 6 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 119 | statlabel3 = Receiving average | statvalue3 = 19.8 | statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue4 = 1 | pfr = StanDe00 }} '''Derek Stanley''' (born August 27, 1985) is an American college football coach and former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). He is the wide receivers coach for Missouri Baptist University, a position he has held since 2026. He played college football for the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft.

==Early life== Stanley attended Verona Area High School and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a two-time All-Area selection and was twice named as an All-Conference selection. The Wisconsin State Journal'' named Stanley Wisconsin's high school football player of the year in 2002, after he amassed more than 2,000 yards rushing in his senior season at Verona Area High School.'''

==College career== Stanley played wide receiver at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. In addition, he was a track All-American and ran a reported 4.32 forty-yard dash.<ref>[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=67650&draftyear=2007&genpos=WR NFL Draft Scout]</ref>

==Professional career== ===St. Louis Rams=== The St. Louis Rams drafted Stanley in the seventh round (249th overall) in 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 was assigned No. 19 by the Rams and was signed to a three-year contract in June 2007.

In his first game on August 1, 2007, a preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings, Stanley had four receptions for 61 yards. He was waived from the roster the last round of cuts but was re-signed to the practice squad.

On December 14, Stanley was promoted to the active roster. He made his regular season debut two days later against the Green Bay Packers with a 19-yard kickoff return. He appeared in three games for the team, returning 20 kicks for 509 yards and fumbling once. He also had one carry for five yards and a solo tackle on special teams.

Stanley spent the first four games of the 2008 regular season on the Rams' practice squad before being signed to the active roster on October 10. The team waived safety Brannon Condren to make room for Stanley on the roster. His first career reception came on November 2, 2008 against the Arizona Cardinals. He made a spectacular 80 yard, one handed grab resulting in a touchdown.

He was waived on September 22, 2009 to make room for newly signed Danny Amendola.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rams waive Derek Stanley for Danny Amendola | website=St. Louis American | date=2009-09-22 | url=https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/local-sports/rams-waive-derek-stanley-for-danny-amendola/ | access-date=2025-06-29}}</ref>

===Toronto Argonauts=== On May 27, 2010, Stanley was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was later released by the Argonauts on June 17, 2010.

==Coaching career== Stanley was later a wide receivers coach for Lindenwood University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lindenwoodlions.com/sports/2014/7/16/FB_0716142740.aspx?path=football |title=Lindenwood University - Football Coaching Staff |publisher=Lindenwoodlions.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-21}}</ref>

Currently he is the Wide Receivers Coach at Missouri Baptist University.

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080229064842/http://www.stlouisrams.com/Team/Players/61315/ St. Louis Rams bio]

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