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Derek Pegues

Mississippi State · Safety · 2005-08

COV
71
TAK
71
RNG
61

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Pegues was a first-team all-conference pick in 2007.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 2nd-highest safety rating at Mississippi State since 1990 and No. 40 among all safeties of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2006
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2007
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2008
    • Second-team all-conference

Mississippi State Teammates

  1. 74Anthony Dixon2006-09RB
  2. 74Quinton Culberson2004-06LB
  3. 74Willie Evans2002-05EDGE
  4. 72Chad Bumphis2009-12WR
  5. 72Pernell McPhee2009-10EDGE
  6. 70Dominic Douglas2008LB
  7. 70Jamar Chaney2007-09LB
  8. 70Jerious Norwood2002-05RB
  9. 70Titus Brown2004-07EDGE
  10. 69Chris Relf2008-11QB

Full Mississippi State all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 91Eric BerryTennessee · 2007-09S
  2. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  3. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  4. 90Taylor MaysUSC · 2006-09S
  5. 86Craig SteltzLSU · 2007S
  6. 86Earl ThomasTexas · 2008-09S
  7. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  8. 86Greg BlueGeorgia · 2004-05S

Best college safeties since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Derek Pegues) 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.