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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Oceanside (Calif.) High School...rated as the
No. 10 player in the nation by PrepStar Magazine on its "Dream 100" listing...was
rated as the No. 1 signal-caller in the nation and named a first-team
All-American by PrepStar...was featured on the cover by himself of that magazine
with the headline, "Derek Shaw: The Nation's Top Gunslinger"...named to ESPN's
All-America team...member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" list...named to
first-team of The Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best In The West squad...all-state
selection by Cal Hi Sports...ranked fourth nationally among pro-style quarterbacks
by Rivals.com...Scout.com listed him as the No. 11 quarterback in the nation...rated
by Rivals.com as the 12th-best player in the state of California, including the
second-best quarterback...listed as the No. 25 prospect in the West Hot 100 and
No. 22 player in the FarWest by Scout.com...was the 2004 San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego Section Offensive Player of the Year...named Player of the Year in San
Diego...played in the Cali-Florida high school all-star game...won a C.I.F. San
Diego Section Division II Championship as a senior, leading his team to a 13-0
record...lists that season as his most exciting sports experience...threw 10 TD
passes in three playoff games last year, including three in the second half the
section title game...nicknamed "The Comeback Kid" after bringing his team back
four times for victories...named Player of the Year in the Avocado League...was
first-team All-Avocado League and All-C.I.F. as a senior...named his team's
MVP...classic drop-back passer who completed 139-of-256 pass attempts for 2,813
yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior...that marked the 10th-highest number of TD
passes in a season in section history... ran an offense similar to Dirk Koetter's...two-year
passing totals include 5,000 yards and 52 touchdown passes...lettered three times
in football and captained his team as a senior...as a junior at Murietta Valley
High, passed for 2,200 yards with 24 TDs...was All-Avocado League and second-team
all-North County...was coached by John Carroll.
PERSONAL: Undecided on his
major...is interested in a career in professional football and business...mother is
Janie Shaw (aesthetician)...has a sister, Lauren (17)...his grandfather, Dick
Enright, was a former head football coach at the University of Oregon as well as
an offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers ... Enright tutored Dan Fouts
at Oregon and Todd Marinovich in high school at Capistrano Valley High...was
raised by his mother, a cancer survivor and amputee whom he describes as
interesting and courageous...both his grandfather and his uncle, Steve Enright,
played football at USC...enjoys throwing a football and computers...born May 30,
1986 in Arlington, Texas...full name is Derek M. Shaw.
