Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 7-22@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#2
Derek Boykins-Brooks
Junior linebacker for Charlotte. 2023: 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Concord, NC
Charlotte 2023 alumnus
The story
3 linebacker for Charlotte. 2023: 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDerek Boykins-Brooks
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Derek Boykins-Brooks has played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Maryland — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Charlotte, 40 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coaches2019
Charlotte
2021
Charlotte
2022era →
Peter Rossomando
Charlotte
2023era →
Biff Poggi
Charlotte
Played under 3 different head coaches: Will Healy, Peter Rossomando, and Biff Poggi. Multi-era developmental context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019South Carolina4-8HC: Will Muschamp · Balanced
2021Charlotte5-7HC: Will Healy · Balanced
2022Charlotte3-9HC: Peter Rossomando · Balanced
2023Charlotte3-9HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 21 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Charlotte | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jackson Kaufusi’s 2021 season.
Matches Jackson on
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Class year
Differs from Jackson on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Kaufusi's junior season at BYU (2021).
Matches Jackson on
Class year
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Differs from Jackson on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Derek Boykins-Brooks
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology