A.J. DERBYDerby, Alexander JohnHeight: 6-5 Weight: 250 Born: September 20, 1991 Iowa City, IA High School: Iowa City (IA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Iowa | Redshirted |
| 2011 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 2012 | Coffeyville CC | |
| 2013 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 2014 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (202nd overall) 2015 New England Patriots |
| Relatives: Son of John Derby |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 86 | TE | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL)2016 DEN NFL | 83 | TE | 6 | 3 |
| 2016 Year (NFL)2016 Year NFL | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL | 83 | TE | 9 | 1 |
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 85 | TE | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Year (NFL)2017 Year NFL | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 85 | TE | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 25 | 4 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/2/2015 | 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL |
| Signed | 5/8/2015 | 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/5/2015 | 2015 New England Patriots (NFL)2015 NE NFL |
| Traded | 10/25/2016 | 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL)2016 DEN NFL |
| Released (Injured) | 11/18/2017 | 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/20/2017 | 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL |
| Released (Injured) | 11/28/2017 | 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 11/29/2017 | 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/4/2018 | 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL |
| Signed | 8/7/2019 | 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL |
| Released | 8/30/2019 | 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 67 | 35 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 7.1 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL)2016 DEN NFL | 223 | 191 | 17.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 6.8 |
| 2016 Year (NFL)2016 Year NFL | 290 | 226 | 0 | 64 | |||
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL | 333 | 285 | 25.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 10.5 |
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 66 | 52 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 3.1 |
| 2017 Year (NFL)2017 Year NFL | 399 | 337 | 0 | 62 | |||
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 166 | 124 | 13.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 42 | 9.4 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 855 | 687 | 0 | 168 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2017 Year (NFL)2017 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL)2016 DEN NFL | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 160 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Year (NFL)2016 Year NFL | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 160 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 224 | 11.8 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Year (NFL)2017 Year NFL | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 244 | 11.6 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 48 | 16.0 | 19t | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 125 | 77 | 47.2 | 856 | 11.1 | 29 | 5 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Year (NFL)2017 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL)2016 DEN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Year (NFL)2016 Year NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Year (NFL)2017 Year NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Denver Broncos (NFL)2017 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2017 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Year (NFL)2017 Year NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2018 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New England Patriots (NFL)2016 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Denver Broncos (NFL)2016 DEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 NFL (Year)2016 NFL Year | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Denver Broncos2017 DEN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 Year (NFL)2017 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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