Temple University Athletics
RAHEEM BROCK DRAFTED BY PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
4.21.02 | Football
Brock's father, Zachary Dixon, was selected in the 11th round of the NFL Draft by Denver out of Temple in 1979. Dixon ranks ninth in the Temple record books with 1,522 career rushing yards.
Brock is the 25th Owl to be selected in the NFL Draft since 1970. In 2001, the Pittsburgh Steelers chose offensive tackle Mathias Nkwenti in the fourth round.
BROCK'S CAREER BIO:
Fifth-year senior in 2001 ... Played in the 2001 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic with teammate Chonn Lacey, helping the Blue (North) to a 28-10 victory ... The Blue defense was coached by Temple head coach Bobby Wallace and defensive coordinator Raymond Monica ... Invited to the 2002 National Football League combine ... Played in 36 career games and made 33 starts ... Posted 160 career tackles (93 solo), 30 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 35 quarterback hurries, 16 pass break-ups, four forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries ... Completed the necessary coursework in the summer to earn an additional season of eligibility in 2001 ... Recorded a 37.0-inch vertical leap in strength & conditioning testing ... Son of former Owl and NFL running back Zachary Dixon ...
2001: Played in 10 games, making 10 starts ... Had 51 tackles (27 solo), 12 TFLs, four sacks, one INT for a 59-yard TD, 11 PBUs, 13 QBHs, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble ... Placed tied for fourth in the Big East with a team-leading 12 passes defended ... Posted 10 tackles (5 solo, 5 assists), four TFLs, two sacks, two QBHs and seven PBUs versus Navy ... Was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Week, the first Owl to earn the honor since Dan Klecko was named Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 11, 1999 ... Also the team defensive MVP of the game ... Was a major reason the Midshipmen averaged just 1.6 yards per carry and a total of 48 net yards rushing ... Versus Toledo, posted four tackles (1 solo), one TFL and two QBHs ... At Bowling Green, had 9 tackles (4 solo), one TFL, one QBH, two PBUs, 1 fumble recovery and returned an interception 59 yards for his first career TD, it tied the score at 7-7 ... Was the first Owl to do so since Chonn Lacey returned a pick 65 yards for a score versus Virginia Tech in 2000 ... Was named the team defensive MVP of the game for the second time on the season ... Appeared for only one play at Boston College due to a hamstring injury ... Made the tackle on the play ... Made three tackles (two solo), two TFLs, one QB sack, one PBU and three QBHs versus Rutgers ... Had three tackles (two solo), one TFL, one sack, one QBH and a forced fumble at Syracuse ... Saw limited action due to a hamstring injury versus Pittsburgh ... Made six tackles (four solo), one TFL and two QBHs at Miami ... Posted eight tackles (five solo) versus Virginia Tech ... Made six tackles (two solo), one PBU and two fumble recoveries at West Virginia ... Made one solo tackle, one TFL and two QBHs versus UConn ...
2000: Appeared in all 11 games, starting one at left DE and the final eight at right DE ... Played sparingly early in the season due to the extraction of wisdom teeth before the season opener ... Finished the season with 47 tackles (28 solo), 11 TFLs, four sacks and 11 QB hurries ... His TFLs total and his sack total tied him for 10th in the BIG EAST while his 4.3 tackles per game tied him for 13th among all conference defensive linemen ... Ranked tied for eighth in the country in fumbles recovered per game (.55) and tied for first in the conference in fumbles recovered and fumbles forced with three each ... Did not start but played at Navy ... Started his first game of the season at Maryland ... Made four tackles (two solo) and had one hurry ... Did not start vs. Bowling Green but made five tackles (four solo) including one for a loss ... Started vs. Eastern Mich. and had three tackles (two solo) ... Started the remainder of the season at right DE ... Versus W.Va. recorded five tackles (three solo) ... All three solo tackles were for a loss including his first sack of the season, a seven-yard dropping of Brad Lewis ... At Va. Tech reached Michael Vick numerous times, including a two-yard sack ... Earned defensive player of the game honors from his coaches with an eight tackle (four solo), four TFL performance that was rounded out by one forced fumble, three hurries and a batted pass ... At Rutgers had four tackles (two solo), one fumble recovery and one hurry ... On Homecoming Day vs. Miami he had a special performance ... After proposing to his fiancee prior to the game, he recovered a fumble in the Miami end zone for a Temple TD and the first score of his career ... He then recorded three tackles (two solo) and two hurries ... At Boston College made four tackles (two solo) including one sack ... Versus Syracuse, posted four tackles (two solo) for the second straight week and had one sack and one hurry ... Versus Pittsburgh recorded seven tackles (five solo), one TFL, blocked two passes, recovered one fumble and had two hurries ... Earned defensive player of the game honors from his coaches ...
1999: Started all 10 games in which he played at DE ... Tied for third on the team in QB hurries with four ... Posted six tackles on two occasions, vs. Maryland (six solo) and at Pittsburgh (three solo) ... Recorded his first sack of the season at W.Va. in a 20-17 loss ... Also had five tackles (one solo) in a 24-14 homecoming win vs. Boston College ... Concluded the season with 38 tackles (24 solo), four TFLs for 13 yards, two sacks, two batted balls and four QB hurries ...
1998: Appeared in the final five games at DE after beginning the year practicing at TE ... Received the starting call versus Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Miami and Syracuse ... Recorded 24 tackles (14 solo), two sacks and seven QBHs ... Saw his first collegiate action in 28-24 upset victory at Va. Tech, posting six solo tackles and a QB hurry ... Registered one sack and five tackles (four solo) at Rutgers ... Had five tackles (three solo) and two QB hurries at Pittsburgh ... Recorded four tackles (two solo) and two QB hurries versus Miami .... Ended the season with a four tackle (two solo), one sack and one QB hurry performance
against Syracuse...
1997: Did not participate as a true freshman under NCAA guidelines ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters under head coach Don MaCauley at Dobbins HS ... Lined up at TE, LB and FB in short-yardage situations ... Also served as the team's punter in his junior and senior years ... A second team all-state LB ... Earned first team all-area, all-city and All-Public League honors after leading Dobbins to a 9-2 win-loss mark and a divisional championship in his senior year ... His senior team was a playoff qualifier and the Philadelphia Public League runner-up ... Earned all-league honors for a divisional runner-up team in his junior year ... Played on a divisional championship team as a sophomore (1994) and Philadelphia Public League championship team as a freshman (1993) ... Also participated on the track & field team as a shot putter ...
PERSONAL: Born June 10, 1978 ... Business management major ... Son of Zachary Dixon and Patricia Brock ... Brock's father was the Owls' leading rusher in 1978 with 1,153 yards and is one of just seven Temple RBs to top the 1,000-yard mark since the program joined the NCAA major division in 1971 ... He ranks ninth on the list of Temple's career rushing leaders with 1,522 yards.
