Stanford Routt

Stanford Bermond Routt (born July 26, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Houston Cougars, he was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played for the Raiders for seven seasons from 2005 to 2011. He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.

Early life Routt attended John B. Connally High School in Austin, Texas, and was a two-sport standout in both football and track. In track, he was a unanimous All-District selection, as well as an All-America selection, and was also a state qualifier in both the 200 meter dash and the 4 × 400 metres relay team. As a junior, he ran the ninth-fastest 200-meter dash in the nation.

College career At the University of Houston, Routt excelled in indoor track and outdoor track as well as football. Routt eventually returned to University of Houston where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology with a concentration in sports administration in 2011.

Track and field Stanford Routt earned NCAA Outdoor All-America honors after placing third in the 200 meters at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track Meet. Routt was named the Indoor Track Athlete of the Year by Conference USA in 2004 after winning the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes. Those wins eventually qualified Routt to compete in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes at the NCAA Indoor Championship. Routt is a two-time champion in the 200 meters at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.

NFL predraft height ft = 6 height in = 1 3/8 weight = 193 dash = 4.27 ten split = 1.57 twenty split = 2.60 shuttle = 3.90 cone drill = 6.63 vertical = 36.5 broad ft = 10 broad in = 9 wonderlic = arm span = 32 hand span = 9 1/4 note = All values from NFL Combine

After limited action the first two weeks of the 2007 season due to a knee injury, Routt started the remainder of the season as the second cornerback alongside Nnamdi Asomugha.

Routt re-entered the starting lineup in 2010 after being tendered at the highest level (1st and 3rd round level) by the Raiders as a restricted free agent in the offseason. He had his best statistical year to date with 55 tackles, one tackle-for-loss, 15 pass deflections, one forced fumble, two interceptions, and one touchdown. In week 17, Routt recorded his second interception on the season for his first career touchdown. He had the second-lowest "burn rate" of all cornerbacks in 2010, with only 39.4% of passes completed that were thrown to receivers he covered.

The Raiders re-signed Routt to a three-year, $31.5 million contract on February 24, 2011, to remain in Oakland. The contract included a guaranteed $20 million over the first two years. Routt agreed to restructure his contract to aid the team's salary cap on August 4.

Following the 2011 season in which Routt started 15 games and recorded four interceptions, the Raiders released him on February 9, 2012. On November 5, 2012, Routt was released by the Chiefs.

Houston Texans On December 4, 2012, Routt had a workout with the Houston Texans. Routt signed with the team on the same day.

NFL statistics Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD 2005 OAK 15 24 22 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2006 OAK 16 22 22 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 6 6 6 0 2 2007 OAK 16 42 35 7 0.0 0 0 0 3 31 10 31 0 7 2008 OAK 15 16 13 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2009 OAK 16 29 23 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2010 OAK 16 55 49 6 0.0 1 0 0 2 22 11 22 1 13 2011 OAK 16 49 42 7 0.0 0 0 0 4 7 2 3 0 15 2012 KC-HOU 9 21 19 2 0.0 1 0 0 2 49 25 32 0 4 Career 117 258 225 33 2.0 2 0 0 12 115 10 32 1 55