Last confirmed: Arizona, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 296 lb · Kingston
Dereck Boles: DT · Arizona · #99.
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Dereck Boles
Wins his gap play after play. Dereck Boles has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Arizona. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against USC, Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-28vs BYU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-45@ Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-31vs Southern Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-14@ Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-24vs USC | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs California | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-42@ Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31@ UCLA | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-15vs No. 19 Oregon | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-34vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-69@ No. 8 Washington State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 24 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries32 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Pass share
44.3%
389 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arizona, 74 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Kevin Sumlin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Kingston, Jamaica.
