Derrick E. Frost (born November 25, 1980) is an American college football coach and former professional player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He is an assistant special teams coach for Missouri Baptist University, a position he has held since 2026. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers.
Frost was also a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and California Redwoods.
Early life Frost attended Clayton High School in Clayton, Missouri, and as a student was a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he was an All-Conference selection as a quarterback, linebacker, punter, and kicker.
College career Frost attended the University of Northern Iowa and was a good student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, during his college career, Frost punted 104 times for 4388 yards (42.19 yards per punt avg.).
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles On May 2, 2003, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted rookie free agent. He was waived on May 13, 2003.
Baltimore Ravens Frost signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 27, 2003. He was waived by the Ravens on August 30, 2003.
Cleveland Browns Frost was signed to the practice squad of the Cleveland Browns on December 9, 2003. He was promoted to the active roster on December 12, 2003. He played in all 16 games for the Browns during the 2004 season. Frost re-signed with the Browns on March 28, 2005. He was waived on August 29, 2005.
Washington Redskins Frost signed with the Washington Redskins on September 26, 2005. In the 2006 season he had success with nine 40+ punts. Also he had a couple of 50 plus punts for the Redskins of late after Week 12 in the league.
During the 2007 preseason game against the Tennessee Titans, Frost raced out after a punt to level the Titan's punt returner causing a forced fumble.
In 2008, he battled rookie Durant Brooks for the punting job. He was cut on August 30 during final cuts;
Green Bay Packers Two days after being released by the Redskins, Frost was signed by the Green Bay Packers, who previously cut Jon Ryan. Frost was released by the Packers on December 1, 2008. Head coach Mike McCarthy stated that Frost performed well in practices, but did not do well during the games.
California Redwoods Frost was signed by the California Redwoods of the United Football League on September 2, 2009. He was released on October 25, 2009.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Punting Punts 2004 CLE 16 85 3,404 3,011 54 40.0 35.4 0 24 4 2005 WAS 14 76 3,074 2,791 55 40.4 36.7 0 23 6 2006 WAS 16 81 3,471 3,012 60 42.9 36.7 1 27 7 2007 WAS 16 75 3,072 2,730 64 41.0 36.4 0 23 7 2008 GNB 12 48 2,021 1,732 65 42.1 36.1 0 8 5 Career 74 365 15,042 13,276 65 41.2 36.3 1 105 29
Playoffs Year Team Punting Punts 2005 WAS 2 14 567 511 51 40.5 36.5 0 3 0 2007 WAS 1 8 348 264 53 43.5 33.0 0 2 0 Career 3 22 915 775 53 41.6 35.2 0 5 0
Post-football Frost is president of Profusion Financial and is a member of the board of directors of the NFLPA.
References
External links Stats Crew United Football League bio