Derrick Burroughs

American football player and coach (born 1962)
American football player
Derrick Burroughs
No. 29
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1962-05-18) May 18, 1962 (age 61)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
High school:Prichard (AL) Blount
College:Memphis
NFL draft:1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
As a player:
  • Buffalo Bills (1985–1989)
As a coach:
  • Knoxville College (1995–1997)
    Assistant coach
  • Amsterdam Admirals (1998)
    Running backs coach
  • Berlin Thunder (1999)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Los Angeles Avengers (2000)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Memphis Maniax (2001)
    Secondary coach
  • Clark Atlanta University (2006)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Stillman College (2007)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Alabama State University (2008)
    Defensive backs coach
  • New York Sentinels (2009)
    Administrative assistant & defensive assistant
  • Lane College (2010–2013)
    Head coach
  • Jackson State University (2014–2015)
    Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator
  • Lane College (2015–2019)
    Head coach

Administrative career (AD unless noted)

  • Lane College (2015-Present)
    Director of Athletics
Career highlights and awards
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (1985)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Derrick D'wayne Burroughs (born May 18, 1962) is an American football coach and former cornerback who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills. He was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft with the 14th overall pick.[1] He served two stints as the head football coach at Lane College, from 2010 to 2013 and 2015 to 2019.

Coaching career

Burroughs began his coaching career in 1995 as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for Knoxville College. Three years later, he joined the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in the role of running backs coach. Burroughs became the defensive backs coach of the Berlin Thunder in 1999. He served in a similar capacity with the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (2000) and Memphis Maniax of the XFL (2001). After four years in private business he returned to coaching in 2006 as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Clark Atlanta. In 2007, he was the defensive backs coach at Stillman College. Burroughs spent 2008 in the same role at Alabama State University. On February 6, 2010, Burroughs became the head football coach at Lane College. He returned to Lane in 2015 after a one-year stint at Jackson State University.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Lane Dragons (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2010–2013)
2010 Lane 0–10 0–9 9th
2011 Lane 4–6 2–5 4th (West)
2012 Lane 5–5 3–4 3rd (West)
2013 Lane 7–3 3–2 3rd (West)
Lane Dragons (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2015–2019)
2015 Lane 3–7 1–4 5th (West)
2016 Lane 5–5 3–4 4th (West)
2017 Lane 2–8 1–5 4th (West)
2018 Lane 3–6 2–4 4th (West)
2019 Lane 4–6 2–4 T–4th (West)
Lane: 33–56 17–41
Total: 33–56

References

  1. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

External links

  • Lane Dragons bio
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Lane Dragons football coaches
  • Kenneth H. Meade (1926–1927)
  • J. T. Beck (1928)
  • Unknown (1929–1933)
  • Edward Clemons (1934–1942)
  • No team (1943–1945)
  • Edward Clemons (1946–1948)
  • Julian Bell (1949–1950)
  • Roy Jones (1951–1954)
  • James A. Cooke (1955–1963)
  • Johnny M. Hawthorne (1964–1965)
  • Gerald T. Walker (1966–1971)
  • Odell Tate (1972–1973)
  • Neal McCall (1974–1987)
  • Lee H. Triplett (1988–1992)
  • Craig Gilliam (1993–1994)
  • John P. Gore (1995–1996)
  • Maurice Hunt (1997)
  • Leonard Anderson (1998–1999)
  • Eric Carter (2000)
  • Miles Brandon (2001–2003)
  • Lane Hayes (2004)
  • Johnnie Cole (2005–2007)
  • Trenton Boykin (2008–2009)
  • Derrick Burroughs (2010–2013)
  • Malik Hoskins (2014)
  • Derrick Burroughs (2015–2019)
  • Vyron Brown (2020– )
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Buffalo Bills 1985 NFL draft selections