Randy Gregory (born November 23, 1992) is an American football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska, and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Early years Gregory was born in Jacksonville, Florida and moved seven different times. His father, Ken Gregory, played college football at Northwestern. He attended Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, Indiana, where he was a two-sport athlete in football and basketball. In football, he posted 92 tackles and 17 sacks. Following his senior season, he was ranked as one of the top 15 players in the state of Indiana. In addition to numerous scholarship offers in football, Gregory also drew some interest from Division I basketball teams. College career Gregory enrolled at Arizona Western College. As a freshman in 2011, he had 82 tackles, nine sacks, 21 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries, while helping the team reach the NJCAA title game. As a sophomore in 2012, he missed the entire season due to a broken leg. He originally committed to Purdue University, but was academically ineligible and decided to attend the University of Nebraska–Lincoln instead. As a sophomore in 2013, he started 10-of-13 games, recording 66 tackles (19 for loss), 10.5 sacks, 18 quarterback hurries, one pass defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception that he returned for a touchdown. His 10.5 sacks led the Big Ten Conference. He was named a first-team All-Big Ten and was Nebraska's Defensive MVP. Sporting News listed Gregory as their preseason number 5 player in college football for 2014. As a junior, he started 10 out of 11 games, while making 54 tackles (fifth on the team), 10 tackles for loss (third on the team), 7 sacks (led the team), 16 quarterback hurries, one interception, 3 passes defensed, one forced fumble and 2 blocked kicks. He missed the second game against Fresno State University with an injury. He decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2015 NFL Draft. Collegiate statistics Professional career As early as May 2014, Gregory was projected as a high first-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft by various mock drafts. However, after failing the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine drug test for marijuana, he was looked over during the first round of the draft and fell heavily