DeJuan Groce

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DeJuan Groce
No. 24, 28
Position:
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
College:Nebraska
NFL draft:2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:125
Interceptions:3
Passes defended:17
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

DeJuan Anthony Groce (born February 17, 1980) is an American former professional

2003 NFL Draft. He also played for the New Orleans Saints, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Toronto Argonauts
.

Early life

DeJuan Groce was born on February 17, 1980, to Debra and Warren Groce. Growing up, he was very involved in a wide variety of sports including football, basketball, and track. Groce attended

200 meters
.

College career

Following high school, Groce chose to attend the

Keyou Craver moved to nickel back. Groce had at least one tackle in 12-of-13 games and had 24 tackles. As a red shirt sophomore, Groce broke Ralph Brown's school record for pass breakups in a season with 17.[1] In 2001, as a redshirt junior, Groce had his most productive season, starting every game at cornerback as well as returning kickoffs and punts.[2] Additionally, Groce was named a First-team AP All-American
for his punt-return duties, finishing fourth nationally with 17.0 yards per punt return.

As a senior, Groce was selected as one of the three team captains. He continued his productive career by starting every game of his redshirt-senior season. Against

Troy State, Groce set a school record and tied an NCAA record with two punt return touchdowns and a pair of first-quarter interceptions in a 31–16 win.[3] Overall, Groce set or tied four school records and set one NCAA record. Additionally, Groce joined 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers as the only players in NU history to amass 1,000 career punt return yards.[4]
In December 2002, Groce received a Communications degree.

College statistics

DeJuan Groce Tackles Interceptions
Year School Conf G GS Solo Ast Tot Sacks Sacks-Yards Int PD FF FR
1999
Nebraska B12 12 0 13 12 25 0 0 0 2 1 0
2000
Nebraska B12 11 2 25 7 32 0 0 1 17 1 1
2001
Nebraska B12 12 12 22 13 35 0 0 3 14 0 0
2002
Nebraska B12 14 14 38 23 61 0 0 4 8 1 0

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
Wonderlic
5 ft 9+58 in
(1.77 m)
192 lb
(87 kg)
4.49 s 1.58 s 2.62 s 4.00 s 6.82 s 36 in
(0.91 m)
10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)
18 reps 14
All from
NFL Combine.[5]

St. Louis Rams

He was selected by the

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints released Groce on June 15, 2007.

Toronto Argonauts

On May 31, 2008, Groce signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. However, Groce was released before the start of the regular season.

References

  1. ^ "DeJuan Groce Bio" (English). Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. ^ "DeJuan Groce Bio" (English). Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  3. ^ "DeJuan Groce Bio" (English). Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  4. ^ "DeJuan Groce Bio" (English). Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  5. ^ DeJuan Groce, Pro Scout Draft.com
  6. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.