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2007 Football Roster

61 Derek Tiller

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 275
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lawrenceville, GA
  • Highschool Collins Hill

Biography

Returning starter at left guard . . . Coaches consider him a model of consistency . . . Knows his assignments and backs it up with excellent strength . . . Fierce competitor . . . Planning on a career in coaching . . . 2006: A fixture at left guard when he started all 11 games for the second straight year . . . Was second on the team in knockdown blocks with 138 . . . Had a season-high 20 knockdowns vs. Elon (Oct. 21) . . . Recorded 10 or more knockdowns in seven games . . . 2005: Started all 11 games and led the team with 208 knockdown blocks . . . That is tied for the third-highest total in a season by a Terrier . . . The school record is 221 by Brad McAbee in 1991 . . . Had double-digit knockdowns in every game . . . Collected 30 knockdowns against #14 Georgia Southern (Sept. 17) and 29 in the season opener against Georgetown (Sept. 3) . . . His 30 knockdowns vs. GSU marks the fifth-highest game total ever by a Wofford lineman . . . Earned his second varsity letter . . . 2004: Placed eighth on the team with 53 knockdown blocks in a reserve role . . . Graded out at 90.6 percent . . . Had a season-best 13 knockdowns in the win over Johnson C. Smith (Sept. 25) . . . Also reached double figures with 10 knockdown blocks in the victory at Elon (Oct. 9) . . . Had strong efforts with nine and eight knockdowns, respectively, in wins over Chattanooga (Oct. 2) and Gardner-Webb (Nov. 6) . . . Posted a season-best grade of 97.4 percent in totaling five knockdown blocks at Appalachian State (Oct. 23) . . . Was at 95.0 percent the next week with five knockdowns in the 38-17 decision over The Citadel (Oct. 29) . . . Graded out at 90.9 percent with three knockdown blocks vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 18) . . . 2003: Did not see game action . . . High School: Graduated in 2003 from Collins Hill HS . . . A two-time first-team All-Gwinnett County selection . . . Graded out at 88 percent as a senior . . . Had 19 pancake blocks . . . Also recorded three sacks as a defensive tackle . . . Started 48 consecutive games dating back to his freshman year, earning him a Special Recognition Award from the Atlanta Touchdown Club . . . Helped lead Collins Hill to the state semifinals his junior year . . . Four-year letterman in football and wrestling . . . Was the state heavyweight runner-up in wrestling as a junior . . . Personal: History major . . . Born July 24, 1984 in Snellville, GA . . . Son of Jim and Connie Tiller.

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Historical Player Information

  • 61

    2006Senior

    OG
    6'0" 275 lbs
    61
  • 61

    2007Senior

    Guard
    6'0" 275 lbs
    61