David Roach is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 safety who is currently a member of the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

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. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

 as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 at Texas Christian

TCU Horned Frogs football

The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University. TCU competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but will move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season. TCU began playing football...

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Roach has also played for the St. Louis Rams

St. Louis Rams

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Early years

Roach was a First-team All-District 3-5A performer at Abilene High School. He was named to the All-Big Country Super Team after recorded 89 tackles as a senior, broke up four passes, caused one fumble and recovered another.

College career

In 2007 Roach had a career-best 73 tackles and started all 12 games after moving from weak safety to free safety. In 2006, as a junior, he started 11 of 13 games and made 33 tackles (26 solo) with four pass break-ups. In 2005 he started the opening two games and played in 11 games and made 41 tackles (25 solo). In 2004 he played in 10 games with 2 starts and recorded 19 tackles, including nine solo stops. In 2003 he had a season-ending knee injury early in fall camp.

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Height	Weight	40-yard dash 40 yard dash The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering . It is primarily run to evaluate the speed of American football players by scouts, particularly for the NFL Draft but also for collegiate recruiting. A player's recorded time in the 40 can have a heavy impact on his prospects in college or professional football...	10-yard split	20-yard split	20 ss 20 yard shuttle The 20-yard shuttle, also simply called the short shuttle, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. It is primarily run to evaluate the quickness and change-of-direction ability of players by scouts, particularly for the NFL Draft but also for collegiate recruiting...	3-cone 3 cone drill The 3 cone drill, or three cone drill, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. It is primarily run to evaluate the agility, quickness and fluidity of movement of players by scouts, particularly for the NFL Draft but also for collegiate recruiting...	Vert Vertical jump A vertical jump or vertical leap is the act of raising one's center of gravity higher in the vertical plane solely with the use of one's own muscles; it is a measure of how high an individual or athlete can elevate off the ground from a standstill.-Types of vertical jump:The vertical jump is...	Broad	BP Bench press The bench press is an exercise of the upper body. For bodybuilding purposes, it is used to stimulate the pectorals, deltoids, and triceps. While on his or her back, the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest, then pushes it back up until the arm is straight...	Wonderlic
6-0⅜ *	212 *	4.51 *	1.56 *	2.64 *	4.15 *	6.88 *	38" *	10'02" *	17 *	24 *
* represents NFL Combine NFL Combine The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known, is a week-long showcase, occurring every February in Indianapolis, Indiana's Lucas Oil Stadium , where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of National Football League coaches, general...

New Orleans Saints

He was signed by the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

 as an undrafted free agent in 2008.

St. Louis Rams

After being released by the Saints he was signed by the St. Louis Rams in 2009. After one season with the Rams he was waived on August 17, 2010.

External links

• St. Louis Rams bio
• TCU Horned Frogs bio