22  Derek Dorris
	Class: Senior Hometown: Azle, Texas High School: Azle Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200 Position: Wide Reciever Experience: 3-L Major: Exercise & Sport Sciences

2000: Had a productive spring and came out of drills as starter at "X" receiver … had seven receptions for 177 yards and three touchdowns in spring game … had touchdown reception of 80 yards in spring game.

1999: Returned to action at Missouri and returned to starting lineup at Texas after missing better part of four games with hamstring pull … third on team with 19 receptions for 285 yards and a touchdown … started five games and played in eight … has 22 career starts … long reception of 33 yards against Missouri … has 56 career catches for 826 yards and four touchdowns … had lone TD catch of season at UL-Lafayette … had four receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown against Oklahoma last year … named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

1998: Started all 11 games of the regular season ... second on the team in catches with 28, receiving yards with 395 and touchdown catches with three ... posted first career touchdown reception in Texas game in a three catch, 93 yard, two touchdown Performance ... caught career-long 44-yard pass vs. Texas ... averaged 14.1 yards per catch and 48.8 all-purpose yards per game went over 100 yards total offense against Texas with 93 receiving yards (career-high) and a 17 yard run on a double-reverse play ... caught career-high six passes for 66 yards versus Colorado ... had four catches for 58 yards in Baylor game, including a 31 yard catch and run ... shared kick returning duties with John Norman ... returned two kicks for a total of 57 yards versus Missouri ... led Tech with four receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown in Oklahoma game.

1997: Moved from defensive back to receiver one week prior to the season-opener at Tennessee ... saw action in first seven games before suffering season-ending had injury against Nebraska ... caught a pass in each of the first six games of the season ... two longest receptions came against Nebraska (33) and Tennessee (26) ... Caught nine Passes for 146 yards for a 16.2 average yards per catch ... returned six punts for 38 yards ... also returned five kickoffs for 115 yards with a long of 62 yards late in the game against North Texas ... registered four special teams tackles on the season ... caught two passes for 34 yards in the annual Red-Black spring football game.

High School: Azle High School in Azle, Texas ... an all-state selection and district MVP as a junior and senior ... named first-team all-district at both wide receiver and defensive back ... a Fab 55 selection by the Austin American-Statesman ... listed as a Top 100 selection by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Dallas Morning News and Waco Tribune-Herald ... listed as one of the top 44 players in the Southwest by SuperPrep ... played in the Oil Bowl and returned an interception 64 yards For a touchdown ... selected to play in both the North-South and Texas-California all-star games .. caught a 54-yard pass and an 11-yard TD pass in the THSCA all-star game ... moved from wide receiver to running back midway though the season ... 12 career interceptions ... as a senior, rushed for 950 yards and 10 TDs, caught 37 passes for 700 yards and seven TDs and returned two punts for TDs ... also competed in track in the High hurdles, long jump, triple jump and high jump ... finished third in the State meet in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.71... also finished eighth in the 100-meters with a time of 10.93 ... also played basketball and was an honorable mention all-district selection … High School Coach: Buddy Brock.

Personal: Derek Russell Dorris … born 12-1-78 in Arlington, Texas ... son of Dee Schwalbe and Dennis Dorris ... brother, Devon, played football at Northwest Oklahoma and Tarleton State.

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