| DeRon Furr |
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2009:
Played in all 12 games on special teams and with the Tiger defense...Was inserted into the starting lineup at linebacker in the final two games of the season...Closed out the year with 15 tackles, including seven solo stops and a pass breakup...10 of his 15 tackles came in the final two games...Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Ole Miss on special teams...Assisted on one tackle against the Rebels on the kick off coverage team...Did not play against Southern Miss...Tallied two tackles against Tennessee...Posted two tackles against UAB...Made his first collegiate start at linebacker against Houston and had a career-high seven tackles with a pass breakup...Started against Tulsa and made three tackles, including two solo stops...All three tackles held Tulsa to three yards or less...Received one of the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Awards and the Spring Iron Tiger Award at the 2010 Blue-Gray Game.
Prior to Memphis:
Signed with Auburn and enrolled there in January 2008 after graduating a semester early from Carver High...Went through spring drills as a QB, but switched to defensive back before the start of fall camp...Early in fall camp, decided to leave Auburn and transfer to Memphis...Had to sit out the 2008 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines...Had a productive spring and was named the Defensive MVP of the 2009 Blue-Gray Game after logging seven tackles and an interception, which he returned for a touchdown.
Academic Highlights:
Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club for the spring 2009 semester.
Prep:
Earned Ledger-Enquirer All-Bi-City Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior as Carver HS, passing for 1,567 yards and 13 touchdowns, while rushing for 742 yards and 15 touchdowns...Named Class AAA Offensive Player of the Year by the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution and first-team All-State selection by the AJC and Georgia Sports Writers Association as a senior...Led team to its first state championship as a senior and semifinals as a junior...As a junior, threw for 1,300 yards and 14 scores, while adding 730 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground...Ranked as the No. 31 athlete nationally by Rivals.com...Also ranked as the No. 22 prospect in Georgia by Rivals.com...Ranked No. 32 nationally among quarterbacks by Scout.com...The No. 40-ranked prospect from Georgia by SuperPrep...Named to
PrepStar's All-Southeast Region team.
Personal:
DeRon Furr is the son of Brenda and DeRon Furr, Sr.... Born Sept. 27, 1989.
| Furr's Career Defensive Statistics |
| YR |
G/S |
UT |
AT |
TOT |
PD |
FR |
FF |
TFL |
SK |
INT |
| 2009 |
12/2 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Furr's Career Highs |
| Tackles |
7 (at Houston 2009) |
| Solo Tackles |
3 (at Houston 2009) |
| Assisted Tackles |
4 (at Houston 2009) |
| Pass Breakups |
1 (at Houston 2009) |
| Furr's Game-By Game |
| Defense |
Opponent |
UT |
AT |
TT |
TFL |
SK |
FF |
PBU |
INT |
| 9/6/09 |
Ole Miss |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/12/09 |
MTSU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/19/09 |
UT Martin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 9/26/09 |
Marshall |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/3/09 |
UCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/10/09 |
UTEP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/17/09 |
Southern Miss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 10/27/09 |
East Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/7/09 |
Tennessee |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/14/09 |
UAB |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 11/21/09* |
Houston |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
| 11/27/09* |
Tulsa |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
