David Rector

David Rector

No. 22
Position:	CB
Personal information
Born:	(2008-12-29)December 29, 2008 (aged 54)
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Raleigh
College:	NC State University
ISFL Draft:	2033 / Round: 3 / Pick: 1
DSFL Draft:	2032 / Round: 4 / Pick: 2
Career history
Roster status:	Active

David Rector (born December 29, 2008) is an American football cb who is currently unsigned by a professional team. He played college football for NC State University (NCSU) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.

Early years

David Rector was born in Raleigh, NC to parents Darrell and Barbara. He excelled at sports from a young age. He was also extremely passionate about video games and excelled at math and science in school. He loved taking things apart to see how they worked and putting them back together. He also enjoyed playing tenor saxophone in the high school jazz band. He was actually talented enough at sax to be a member of the All-State jazz ensemble his Junior and Senior year. He was a starter for the Green Hope HS Varsity team on both Offense and Defense all 4 years he was there. While he excelled at both cornerback and wideout he was truly passionate at playing cornerback. He knew the sparse history of white cornerbacks in the NSFL and had aspirations of being the next great white corner. Many college coaches wanted Rector to play slot receiver, but he had no desire to take devastating hits while running across the middle of the field. He wanted to shut down one side of the field in the passing game on defense. His goal was for the QB to see that he was lined up on that side and to not bother even looking once he snapped the ball. He was recruited by multiple schools throughout the country, but decided to stay with his hometown team the NC State Wolfpack.

College career

Rector talked to coach Doeren at NC State after arriving on campus and they came to an agreement that he would redshirt his Freshman year. That allowed Rector to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering and get ahead in his classes his Freshman year. Rector also continued honing his talent at tenor saxophone by trying out for the jazz band at NC State. He made the cut and ended up as first chair tenor his Junior and Senior year. After Redshirting his Freshman year at NC State Rector was immediately put into a starting Corner role his 2nd year where he excelled for 3 years at NC State as the Wolfpack saw great success finishing 2nd in the ACC behind Clemson every year. Rector finished his career at NC State with the all time career lead in Interceptions at 20. Rector was a First Team All-ACC member both his 2nd and 3rd years. He was a recipient of the Jim Thorpe award his 3rd season as he lead all of College Football in Interceptions with 9. Rector decided to forgo his last year of eligibility and take his talents to the professional ranks. He did graduate with a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, a degree much more demanding than the majority of college football players take on.

S17 DSFL Norfolk Seawolves

Coming into the Season 17 DSFL draft David had no idea where he would be drafted. All he knew was that he wanted to play on the same defense as the likely first overall pick Bjorn Ironside, and he got his wish. The Norfolk Seawolves drafted David with the 2nd pick of the fourth round. The Seawolves didn't have a great season, finishing with only 3 wins, but David had a decent season ending with 4 interceptions and 13 pass deflections, which is pretty good considering the DSFL is typically more of a running league. While David enjoyed his time in Norfolk he was ready to move on to bigger and better things in the NSFL and hoped that whoever drafted him would give him a chance right away.

S18 NSFL Rookie Season New Orleans Second Line

Entering the S18 NSFL draft Rector had no idea who would be drafting him. There was actually an issue with his update page that made it look like he had a lot less TPE than he actually did. With the first pick in the third round the New Orleans Second Line drafted Rector, and with the help of his new general manager Tom Hanks and old Seawolf teammate and NOLA first overall pick Bjorn Ironside he was able to get his update page straightened out and it was obvious to all that David was actually the steal of the draft and probably should have been drafted in the first round. Due to the amount of veterans at corner back on the NOLA roster the GMs decided David's talents were best used at safety for the time being and David was all for it. The Second Line started out the season looking pretty good, but then dropped off quick and lost many games in a row. David didn't have a great season statistically, but he was rapidly improving and knew it wouldn't be long until he was making a real impact on the team.

S19 and Ending a Long Playoff Drought

The Second Line entered Season 19 with high hopes that they would have a good season for the first time in a long while. The addition of David's Seawolf teammate Marcella Toriki in free agency was the talk of the locker room for much of the offseason. Also, a big haul of excellent rookies had everyone excited for the future. David stepped his game up at safety tremendously and made a huge impact in many games. He was given the defensive game ball for NOLA three times during the season. He not only picked the ball off 3 times, but he also got 6 sacks as well as 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery. A huge improvement from his rookie season. NOLA finished the season 8-5 and even hosted a home playoff game against the Copperheads that they were able to win. The Second Line lost in the ASFC Championship Game to the Orange County Otters.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad	BP
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.32 s	4.07 s	6.58 s	38 in	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)	15 reps

DSFL career statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tackles	TFL	FF/FR	Sacks	Interceptions	PD
2032 (S17)	NOR	14	52	1	0/0	0	4	13

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tackles	TFL	FF/FR	Sacks	Interceptions	PD
2033 (S18)	NOLA	13	57	1	0/0	0	0	2
2034 (S19)	NOLA	13	79	0	2/1	6	3	6

Achievements and records

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