GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2007 (13/0, 2/0), 2008 (15/0)
NFL TOTALS: 28 games, 0 starts
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 2 games, 0 starts
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2007 draft.
Tough, hard-nosed tackle who has played in 28 games in two seasons … Career totals include two sacks and 37 tackles (24 solo) … Picked up first sacks of his career in 2008 … Earned a roster spot as a rookie after a strong preseason … Shined in the 2007 postseason as he recorded a sack, interception and fumble recovery in AFC Wild Card Game at Pittsburgh … High school teammate of Maurice Jones-Drew at De La Salle where the duo never lost a game … Third player to be drafted by the Jaguars from Notre Dame, joining DT Renaldo Wynn (1997) and LB Anthony Denman (2001) ...
Played in a career-high 15 games in defensive line rotation and also on special teams … Finished with career-best 23 tackles (12 solo), two sacks, 15 QB pressures, three tackles for loss and one pass defensed … Was inactive (quadriceps) for season-opener on 9/7 at TEN … Recorded two QB pressures on 9/21 at IND and three QB pressures on 10/5 vs. PIT … 10/12 at DEN: Totaled two tackles and one QB pressure … 10/26 vs. CLE: Set season-high with four tackles, one for a loss and one QB pressure … 11/9 at DET: Posted first career regular season sack off Drew Stanton in the fourth quarter … 11/16 vs. TEN: Recorded a sack in his second consecutive game and finished with three solo tackles … 12/18 vs. IND: Totaled two tackles, one pass defensed and two QB pressures … 12/28 at BAL: Tied season-high with four tackles and one for a loss …
Appeared in 13 games as a rookie and saw action on a least 30 plays in the last five regular season games … Finished with 14 tackles and 14 QB pressures … Tied for third on team with three tackles for loss … Was inactive on 10/7 at KC, 10/28 at TB and 11/4 at NO … 12/2 at IND: Totaled three tackles (two solo) and returned a kickoff … 1/5 at PIT: Saw action in 51 plays in AFC Wild Card Game, the second-most among Jaguars defensive linemen (Rob Meier, 73). Finished with a sack, interception, fumble recovery and three QB pressures. Intercepted Ben Roethlisberger with 57 seconds remaining in the first half and recovered a fumble on the Steelers final offensive play of the game on a sack by Bobby McCray … 1/12 at NE: Had one assisted tackle in AFC Divisional Playoff Game.
Played in 47 games with 38 starts at nose guard … Finished with 34.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks along with 161 tackles … Started 37 consecutive games to finish his career … Ranked ninth in school history for tackles for loss … Set school single-season record with four blocked kicks as a senior and ranked fourth on the team with 65 tackles along with seven sacks and led team with 15.5 tackles for loss … Became just the second player in NCAA history to block two extra point attempts in the same game as he accomplished the feat vs. North Carolina … Started all 12 games as a junior at right tackle/nose guard and ranked second among linemen with 43 tackles … Started all 12 games at nose guard as a sophomore and played in 10 games with one start as a redshirt freshman … Sat out the 2002 season on medical hardship after suffering a shoulder injury in October … Graduated with a degree in history and computer applications from Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters.
Resides in Huntington Beach, Calif. … Attended De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) High … Three-year starter on offensive and defensive line … Recorded 130 tackles and 9.5 sacks as a DL as a senior … Only third De La Salle player to ever receive California Player of the Years honors, joining D.J. Williams (1999) and Amani Toomer (1991) … Named first-team USA Today and Parade All-America … Rated as top lineman in the country by Parade … First-team All-State selection … Member of team that extended the school's overall winning streak to a national high school record 125 consecutive games … Helped team to a 12-0 mark as a senior and consensus national championship … Met with soldiers and their families preparing to deploy overseas in April of 2008 at a special ceremony at NAS Jax … Attended the 2008 Draft Day Fan Fest and Jaguars Golf Tournament … Served as honorary chairman and played in the 2008 CFI Golf Classic to benefit Meals on Wheels … Attended the Baptist Medical Center Beaches event at Ocean One in September of 2008 … Participated in Laterra Links Celebrity Shootout at King and Bear in May of 2008 to benefit the St. Johns County Council on Aging ... Supported both financially and in person the Shop with a Jock event at Wal-Mart where 50 children from the Bridge of Northeast Florida and the Mali Vai Washington Kids Foundation were taken on a shopping spree in mid-December … In 2008, he teamed up with Lift Up America and Tyson Foods to distribute food to more than 50 soup kitchens and pantries throughout the area including The Second Harvest Food Bank ... Full name: Derek Landri.