Derek Carr

At 33 years old, Derek Carr has this physical status:

College career

Carr enrolled as an early-entry freshman at Fresno State in the spring semester, where his brother David also played quarterback in 2009, so he could play with the Bulldogs in spring football. Carr, a true freshman, was "in the mix" for the starting quarterback position as late as mid-July, according to head coach Pat Hill. Hill, on the other hand, announced junior Ryan Colburn would start over Carr over the 2009 season in September. Carr played in five games as a freshman in limited action.

Carr took over the starting quarterback for Fresno State in the fall of 2011. Colburn continued to be the Bulldogs' starter going into 2010.

Carr earned his opportunity to play for the Bulldogs in their 4–9 season in 2011. In the Bulldogs' season-opening loss to California, he was his first appearance as starter. Carr had a breakout game in a victory over Idaho that featured 371 passing yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions three weeks later. He had a season-high 391 passing yards and three touchdowns in a loss to New Mexico State on November 12th. Carr made 3,44 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in the 2011 season. In several classes, he was one of the Western Athletic Conference's passing leaders.

Carr had a new head coach in Tim DeRuyter, who replaced fired Pat Hill as the season began. Carr led the Bulldogs to a significant change, finishing 9-4 in 2012. Davante Adams was coming off a redshirt, and he quickly became a reliable target for Carr.

Carr passed for 300 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception in a victory over Colorado on September 15. Carr defeated San Diego State 52–40 for his second week in a 52-week victory. He finished with a school-record 536 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions. In a game against New Mexico on the road, he had 416 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception, earning the 49-32 victory. In the 48-15 victory, he had 452 passing yards and four touchdowns against Air Force in the Bulldogs' regular season finale. He passed for 4,104 yards, 37 touchdowns, and seven interceptions in the 2012 season. For the 2012 season, he was named MWC Offensive Player of the Year. His passing figures in multiple categories were among the Mountain West Conference's best in the previous season.

Carr led the Bulldogs to an 11–2 record in 2013. The Bulldogs won 11 times in 2001, the most since the Bulldogs had won since 2001.

Carr completed 52 passes on 73 attempts for 456 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception in a 52-51 victory over Rutgers in the regular season opener. Carr's pass attempts and completions in the game set new school and conference records. Carr passed for 460 yards and four touchdowns in a victory over Boise State over the Bulldogs to a 3–0 record in the next game. Carr lost by over 400 passing yards in two games in a row after defeating Hawaii in the fourth game. It was a five-touchdown game against Idaho and a four-touchdown game against UNLV in that time. Following a win over San Diego State on October 26, the Bulldogs improved to a 7-0 record. Carr's month of November saw a lot of good games for him. In the win over Nevada on November 2, he had 487 passing yards and three touchdowns. In a victory over Wyoming over the next week, he had 360 yards and four touchdowns. In a victory over New Mexico that gave the Bulldogs a 10–0 record, he had 522 passing yards and seven touchdowns. In that time, the Bulldogs gained a top-five ranking in the AP Poll, their highest since 2001. Carr had 519 yards, six touchdowns, and one interceptor as the Bulldogs lost their first game, a 62-52 shootout, to San Jose State on November 29, Carr. Fresno State has registered for the MWC Championship Game. Carr passed for 404 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions in the 24–17 victory over Utah State. Fresno State was the first time the conference was decided outright. In a 45-20 loss to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl, he finished his collegiate career with 217 passing yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.

Carr led the FBS to 5,083 yards and 50 touchdowns in 2013. In several passing classes in the conference, he was one of the leaders. He received the Sammy Baugh Trophy, which is given annually by the Touchdown Club of Columbus to the nation's top collegiate passer. In Heisman Trophy voting, he finished eighth.

Carr was named a 2013 CFPA Elite QB Award for his three years with Fresno State. Phillip Thomas, a Bakersfield native, was named as the school's second CFPA champion.

When he wore number 4 at Fresno State, he paid tribute to his favorite NFL player, Brett Favre. During halftime of a game against Incarnate Word in 2017, Carr's number was pulled back by Fresno State. Carr's former college, Fresno State University, received a mural on July 14, 2019.

Professional career

Carr was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft with the 36th overall pick. He was the fourth quarterback to be drafted this year. He was given his requested number of 4 on May 16. He was signed to a four-year, $5.37 million deal with a $2.2 million signing bonus on May 21.

Carr played a few touchdowns in the first quarter before being suspended on August 28, impressing the coaches and fans in the Raiders' fourth and final preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. He went 11-of-13 for 143 yards and three touchdowns in a barely respectable quarterback rating in his brief playing time in the game.

Carr will start over Schaub in the team's opener against the New York Jets on September 1, according to Raiders head coach Dennis Allen, who said that the call was not made week after week; rather, Carr will be the Oakland starting quarterback moving forward. Carr was the first rookie quarterback in the Oakland Raiders to start a season, and he was also the first rookie quarterback from the 2014 draft class to begin in Week 1.

Carr made his first appearance against the Jets on September 7. He passed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on his first outing as a professional quarterback. On his first appearance, the Raiders were dissatisfied and lost by a score of 19–14. Carr suffered with a high ankle sprain and MCL sprain in Week 4 against the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium. Matt McGloin was fired by Matt McGloin, but the Raiders were still struggling to find their rhythm, losing 38–14 to the Dolphins.

Carr made history by tying the most passing touchdowns in a single regular-season game for a rookie with four, defeating the San Diego Chargers for his fifth start to his career against the San Diego Chargers. This beat the previous record of three passing touchdowns, which was set by McGloin in his rookie season against the Houston Texans. Carr also set single-game personal records for passing yards by throwing for 282 yards and a total passer rating of 107.7. Despite Carr's long career, the Raiders were ultimately defeated by the San Diego Chargers by a score of 31-28.

Carr led the former winless Raiders to a 24-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on November 20, his first NFL game since being thrown in on Thursday Night Football. Early in the fourth quarter, the Raiders trailed the Chiefs 20-17, but Carr led them on an 80-yard run that lasted just over 7 minutes. Carr's fourth-quarter comeback ended with them up, 24-20, with just under 1:40 to play. The Raiders would win their first game of the season. Carr led the Raiders to a 24-13 victory over the visiting San Francisco 49ers on December 7. Carr finished with a 140.2 rating, the highest for a Raiders quarterback since Rich Gannon in 2001.

Carr's rookie season saw him pass 3,270 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. Rich Gannon was the first Raiders quarterback to start all 16 games since 2002.

Carr was forced to leave early on September 13, the Cincinnati Bengals' season opener, due to a hand injury. The MRI was negative and Carr came back to action against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2. The Raiders won their first game of the season after defeating 37–33. Carr had a career against the Ravens, throwing over 350 yards and three touchdowns, one of which was game-winning wide receiver Seth Roberts with 26 seconds remaining. Carr's good play against the Cleveland Browns continued into Week 3. As he helped the Raiders beat the Raiders 27-20, he threw for 314 yards. Carr had another good showing against the San Diego Chargers in Week 7, throwing for 289 yards and three touchdowns, leading to a 137.7 passer rating. In a victory over the New York Jets last week, Carr threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns as well as a 130.9 passer rating. Carr, who played for 3,987 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions, finished the 2015 season as the Raiders defeated Carr 7–9.

Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers will be recalled for the 2016 Pro Bowl, according to the Green Bay Packers' Jan. 20. Rich Gannon, the first Raiders quarterback to be named to the Pro Bowl since Rich Gannon in 2002, became the first Raiders quarterback to be named to the Pro Bowl. Carr had 53 touchdown passes in his first two seasons, the second most by a quarterback in his first two seasons, after Dan Marino's 68. Carr was ranked 100th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

Carr began the 2016 season strong with 319 passing yards, a touchdown, and a late rally in a 35–34 victory over the New Orleans Saints. The Raiders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30–24 in overtime on Week 8, Carrying 513 passing yards, a franchise record, and four touchdowns. For his work against the Buccaneers, he received his first AFC Offensive Player of the Week award. Carr led the Raiders to a 30–20 victory on Sunday Night Football, taking sole possession of first place in the AFC West after a Week 9 match against the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. Carr made 21 of 31 pass attempts for 295 yards and three touchdowns against the Houston Texans in Week 11 against the Houston Texans, defeating the Raiders 27-20. He has passed over 10,000 yards in his career and has helped the Raiders regain sole possession of the division lead from the Kansas City Chiefs. Carr dislocated his pinkie on his throwing hand against the Carolina Panthers the week before, and had to cancel a string. He returned to the field with a glove on his hand and finished the game, resulting in a 35–32 victory. The victory lifted the Raiders to a 9–2 record and their first winning season since 2002. Carr led the Raiders to their first playoff appearance since 2002 on December 18, winning 19–16 over the San Diego Chargers. Carr was invited to his second straight Pro Bowl on December 20, 2016, but he was unable to participate due to a back injury in Week 16.

Carr had a leg injury in Week 16 and ended the Raiders' eventual 33–25 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth quarter. Carr suffered a fibula fracture after the game, according to head coach Jack Del Rio, and he's expected to be out "indefinitely." The estimated recovery time was 6 to eight weeks. Matt McGloin played in the team's final game of the season but was forced to return to work by Connor Cook, the third-string quarterback. Cook was the starter for the first round of the playoffs. Carr could return if the Raiders were to Super Bowl LI, but the Raiders lost by 27-14 to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round, snapping their season. Carr passed for 3,937 passing yards on a career-high 357 completions and a career-low 560 attempts and 28 touchdowns in 15 starts in the 2016 season. He was ranked 11th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

Carr signed a five-year, $120 million contract extension, plus a $12.5 million signing bonus on June 22, 2017. In terms of average compensation per year, this contract exceeded Indianapolis Colt quarterback Andrew Luck's contract as the league's highest paid player. Carr himself was surpassed in August by Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford's $27 million a year deal.

Carr threw a season-high 417 passing yards and three touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7. Carr to wide receiver Michael Crabtree on an untimed down that resulted from a defensive holding penalty on the previous play as time expired. Carr fumbled near the endzone in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter on Week 15, resulting in a touchback. The Oakland Raiders lost 20–17. In the regular season's finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, he threw a 87-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Amari Cooper in the 30–10 loss on New Year's Eve. Overall, the Oakland Raiders had a 6–10 record and missed the playoffs in the 2017 season. Carr had 3,496 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. He was named in his third straight Pro Bowl as a substitute for Tom Brady's Super Bowl-bound Tom Brady on January 22, 2018. Carr was ranked 60th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

Carr had a new head coach in Jon Gruden when the 2018 season began. Carr threw for 437 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions in a 45-42 overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns, off a 0-3 start to the season in which he threw two touchdowns to five interceptions. Carr failed by 263 yards and a touchdown in Week 15 against the Cincinnati Bengals, defeating them 30-16, but he went 301 yards and breaking the franchise record for most passes without an interception. Carr ended the season with a career-high pass yard, a career-low 19 touchdowns, and ten interceptions, leading off a disappointing 4–12 record.

Carr threw for 198 yards and one touchdown in Week 2, with two interceptions on 23 attempts for 38 yards in a 28-0 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite the loss, Carr tied for the Raiders' all-time record for passing yards. Carr threw for 267 yards and one touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15 of Week 15. This was the Raiders' last home game of the season and their last game at RingCentral Coliseum. Carr passed over 300 passes during the season, becoming the only quarterbacks to do so in each of their first six seasons. During the 15-16 loss, Carr threw for 391 yards and a touchdown against the Denver Broncos. Carr's season ended with 4,054 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, and eight interceptions. He set a new franchise record for quarterbacks who played all season. With 74%, he became the first Raider to reach 70%.

Carr led to a victory over the Carolina Panthers in Week 1 on Week 1, the first since the Raiders moved to Las Vegas. Carr was averaging quarterback for 282 passing yards and three touchdowns in Week 34–24 victory over the New Orleans Saints, the first victory at Allegiant Stadium. Carr, along with tight ends Darren Waller and Jason Witten, and seven other Oakland players, were suspended for breaching the NFL's COVID-19 policy on October 5, 2010. Carr and the other participants not wearing masks at a fundraiser sponsored by Waller's charity received the fine. Carr threw for 347 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception during Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs. It was Carr's first career victory at Arrowhead Stadium, as well as his first victory over Patrick Mahomes. During the 35-31 loss, Carr threw for 275 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. Carr threw for 215 yards and an interception that was returned for a touchdown, as well as three fumbles during the 43–6 loss. Carr had 381 passing yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in Week 13 against the New York Jets. Carr threw a go-ahead 46-yard touchdown pass to Henry Ruggs with the Raiders trailing by four with only 13 seconds remaining.

Carr was forced to leave the game early in the first quarter after suffering a groin injury on a goalline play in Week 15. During Week 16 against the Miami Dolphins, Carr threw for 336 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Agholor. During the 32–31 victory over the Denver Broncos, Carr threw for 371 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. Carr, who also had 4,103 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, and nine interceptions as the Raiders finished with an 8–8 record in the 2020 season.

Carr had 435 passing yards, two touchdowns, and an interception against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1. As the Raiders defeated 33-27 in overtime, Zay Jones' 33-yard touchdown ended the game. Carr led the Raiders to a 3-0 start in the first three weeks of the season, with 1,203 passing yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions at a 101.4 passer rating, earning AFC Offensive Player of the Month for the month of September. Carr finished with a 91.2 completion percentage against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 7, the second-highest in a game in NFL history (minimum 30 attempts) as the Oakland Bros defeated 33-22.

Carr won by 35–32 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in the regular season's championship. Carr threw for a career-high 4,804 yards, as well as 23 touchdowns and 14 interceptions on the season. He set franchise records for passing attempts, passing completes, and passing yards.

Carr threw for 310 yards, a touchdown, in his first appearance against the Cincinnati Bengals, but he also lost a fumble and threw the game losing interception to Germaine Pratt in the Wild Card Round. Carr was ranked 65th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022, his first appearance on the list in three years.

Carr signed a three-year, $121.5 million contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders on April 12, 2022, including a no-trade clause. Carr finished fifth in the NFL in 2022 for average annual salary ($40.5 milion), and eighth in overall contract value. In a 19-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, Carr threw for 295 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions. Carr's first victory of the season came in Week 4 over the Denver Broncos, where he threw for 188 yards and completed 21 of his 34 passes.

NFL career statistics

Carr has multiple franchise records for the Oakland Raiders:

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