Derrick Locke

Derrick Locke (born May 30, 1989) is an American former football running back. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Kentucky.

Early life Locke was a four-year starter on his high school football team in Hugo, Oklahoma – as a running back in his freshman and senior years and a quarterback in his sophomore and junior years. During his senior year, he rushed for 3,250 yards and scored 51 touchdowns. He was named Most Valuable Player of Oklahoma Class AAA and named all-state, all-district, and the Red River Valley Player of the Year.

Locke was also a track athlete, competing in the long jump. He set a state record and had the longest jump in the nation his senior year, with a leap of 25 feet, 4.75 inches.

College career In 2007, Locke started on the University of Kentucky football team as a freshman and earned the team's Most Outstanding First-Year Player Award as picked by the coaches. He was the team's second-leading rusher with 521 yards and paced the team in rushing touchdowns (five). He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on July 28, but was waived on August 26.

Locke was signed by the Calgary Stampeders on June 18, 2012.