height_ft currentpositionplain weight_lbs draftyear nflnew birth_place status article_title highschool draftround birth_date height_in currentnumber college name draftpick currentteam
6 tight end 255 2015 a.j.derby / 2552580 iowa city , iowa injured reserve a. j. derby
 iowa city -lrb- ia -rrb- 6 20 september 1991 4 86 arkansas a. j. derby 202 new england patriots
a. j. derby

a. j. derby -lrb- born september 20 , 1991 -rrb- is an american football tight end for the new england patriots of the national football league .
he initially played college football as a quarterback at iowa -lrb- 2010 -- 2011 -rrb- , coffeyville community college and arkansas in 2013 before switching to tight end in 2014 .
despite his senior season ending in injury he was drafted by the new england patriots in the 2015 nfl draft .
on august 5 , 2015 derby was placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers .
