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Derek Abney

Kentucky · Wide Receiver · 2000-03

SPD
90
HND
85
RTE
86

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Abney was a consensus All-American in 2002, a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2003 and a 3-time first-team all-conference pick (2001, 2002 and 2003).

In the Kentucky record book, Abney ranks No. 2 in career receptions, No. 3 in career receiving touchdowns and No. 3 in career receiving yards. Abney's 2001 season ranks No. 9 in program history for receptions.

Abney was the No. 244 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 88 overall, the highest wide receiver rating at Kentucky since 1990 and No. 6 among all wide receivers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2001
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2002
    • Consensus All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2003
    • First-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  4. 2004
    • No. 244 overall pick, NFL Draft

Kentucky Record Book

  • No. 2 in career receptions
  • No. 3 in career receiving touchdowns
  • No. 3 in career receiving yards
  • No. 9 in single-season receptions (2001)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Kentucky Teammates

  1. 83Artose Pinner1998-2002RB
  2. 80Dewayne Robertson2002EDGE
  3. 74Jacob Tamme2004-07TE
  4. 72Dennis Johnson1998-2001EDGE
  5. 72Derek Smith2000TE
  6. 70Eric Kelly1998-2000CB
  7. 70Jared Lorenzen2000-03QB
  8. 70Muhammed Abdullah2003-05S
  9. 70Vincent Burns2002-04EDGE
  10. 69Quentin McCord1996-2000WR

Full Kentucky all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 95Larry FitzgeraldPittsburgh · 2002-03WR
  3. 90Braylon EdwardsMichigan · 2001-04WR
  4. 90Charles RogersMichigan State · 2000-02WR
  5. 90Jabar GaffneyFlorida · 1999-2001WR
  6. 88Antonio BryantPittsburgh · 1998-2001WR
  7. 88Josh ReedLSU · 1999-2001WR
  8. 88Rashaun WoodsOklahoma State · 2000-03WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Derek Abney) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.