Derek Pagel - #20 - S - Iowa - Profile

Career
• Played in 14 games in his rookie season, making 19 special teams tackles and four tackles as an extra DB.

2003 Season
• Played in 14 games during his rookie year making four tackles as an extra DB and 19 stops on special teams.
• Had one tackle on defense and another on special teams at MIA in the season finale.
• Tallied three tackles on special teams in game 15 against NE.
• Made one special teams tackle against PIT in game 14.
• Recorded one tackle on defense in game 13 at BUF.
• Had one special teams tackle against TEN in game 12.
• Made one tackle in the goal line defense in game 11 win over JAX.
• Turned in three tackles on special teams at IND in game 10.
• Recorded three solo special teams tackles in the game nine OT win at OAK.
• Registered two solo tackles on special teams against the NYG in game eight.
• Made one tackle on defense and added another special teams tackle in game seven at PHI.
• Had two tackles on special teams at HOU in game six.
• Recorded a special teams tackle against dallasin ame four.
• Made his NFL debut in week three at NE, playing on special teams.
• Inactive for games one and two.

College/High School
• Finished his colligate career with 154 tackles, a sack, five INT, 14 PD, two FR, a FF and a blocked punt.
• Finished third on the team with a career-high 90 tackles and led the squad with four INT for 89 yards in returns and a TD, seven PD, a blocked punrone FF and one FR as a senior.
• Named special teams captain as a junior.
• Played in every game, starting the final five contests as FS and one game at SS.
• Finished with 44 tackles (28 solos) and three stops for losses of four yards, an INT, fPD, and a FR.
• Played in 10 games, seeing action mostly on special teams as a sophomore.

Personal
• Majored in Finance.
• Resides in Plainfield.
• Earned five letters in basketball snd three in track.
• An Honor Roll student while at Nashua-Plainfield(IA)high.
• Visited the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospita.
• Met with children from PS 148 in East Elmhurst, NY as part of the Club's Jets Geography program.
• Participated in the ALR walk in 2003 that raised over $400,000 for lupus research.

From 2004 Jets Media Guide