David Roach (American football)

David Roach

No. --     Detroit Lions
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: August 9, 1985 (1985-08-09) (age 26)
Place of birth: Abilene, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College: Texas Christian
Undrafted in 2008
Debuted in 2009 for the St. Louis Rams
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2008)* St. Louis Rams (2008–2009) Detroit Lions (2010-present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
None
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Tackles	16
INTs	0
Pass deflections	0
Stats at NFL.com

David Roach (born August 9, 1985 in Abilene, Texas) is an American football safety who is currently a member of the Detroit Lions. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Texas Christian.

Roach has also played for the St. Louis Rams.

Early years

Roach was a First-team All-District 3-5A performer at Abilene High School. He was named to the All-Big Country Super Team after recorded 89 tackles as a senior, broke up four passes, caused one fumble and recovered another.

College career

In 2007 Roach had a career-best 73 tackles and started all 12 games after moving from weak safety to free safety. In 2006, as a junior, he started 11 of 13 games and made 33 tackles (26 solo) with four pass break-ups. In 2005 he started the opening two games and played in 11 games and made 41 tackles (25 solo). In 2004 he played in 10 games with 2 starts and recorded 19 tackles, including nine solo stops. In 2003 he had a season-ending knee injury early in fall camp.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20 ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6-0⅜ *	212 *	4.51 *	1.56 *	2.64 *	4.15 *	6.88 *	38" *	10'02" *	17 *	24 *
* represents NFL Combine

New Orleans Saints

He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008.

St. Louis Rams

After being released by the Saints he was signed by the St. Louis Rams in 2009. After one season with the Rams he was waived on August 17, 2010.

Detroit Lions

On August 19, 2010 he signed with the Detroit Lions.

External links

• St. Louis Rams bio
• TCU Horned Frogs bio

Persondata
Name	Roach, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 9, 1985
Place of birth	Abilene, Texas
Date of death
Place of death