Derek Schouman is an American football

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 tight end

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

 for the Washington Redskins

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 of the National Football League

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. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills

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 in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft

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. He played college football

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 at Boise State

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.

He has also played for the St. Louis Rams

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.

Early years

Schouman attended Eagle High School in Eagle, Idaho and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was a two-year starter as a tight end. As a Junior, he was an impact player for the State Championship team. As a senior, he was a first team All-Southern Idaho Conference selection and as a junior, he was a second team All-Southern Idaho Conference selection.

College career

Schouman was a four-year starter at Boise State. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame was catching a fourth-down touchdown pass in overtime of the Broncos'

2006 Boise State Broncos football team

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 win over Oklahoma

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 in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl

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 which set up the now-famous Jared Zabransky

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-to-Ian Johnson

Ian Johnson (American football)

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 Statue of Liberty play

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 for the winning two-point conversion.

Statistics

Year	Team	Conf		GP	Rec	Yrd	TD	Ave
2003	Boise State	WAC		14	17	272	4	16
2004	Boise State	WAC		7	15	284	2	18.9
2005	Boise State	WAC		12	17	177	1	10.4
2006	Boise State	WAC		12	29	276	4	9.5
NCAA Totals				45	78	1009	11	12.9

Buffalo Bills

Schouman recorded 3 receptions for 19 yards as an H-Back

H-back

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 before suffering a season-ending sprained ankle

Sprained ankle

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 against the Cincinnati Bengals

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in 2007. He started fourteen games in 2008 and 2009 before being placed on injured reserve early in 2009 with a knee injury. The Bills placed him on injured reserve again in 2010 and waived him on September 8, 2010.