Former defensive lineman at Houston. 2022: 4.5 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
6′2″ · 245 lb · Pearland, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 1129 nationally · Signed with Houston
Statement game10 tackles · 6 TFL · 4 sacksat Texas Tech (FBS) · L 30-33
Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.
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Former defensive lineman at Houston. 2022: 4.5 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
Derek Parish
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Derek Parish has been at Houston through two head coaches in five seasons. Two straight seasons of it now: AAC Defensive Player of the Week again in 2022. The receipt: 10 tackles, 6 TFL against Texas Tech — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Houston, 16 sacks — drafted at #240 overall by Jacksonville.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
JacksonvilleEntering 4th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 37–35
at UTSA
1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS
Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.
With C. Tune — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 51 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · L. Wilkins — 46 AVG · 53 LONG · 5 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-35@ UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33@ Texas Tech | 10 | 8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 30-48vs Kansas | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 8.0 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jasheen Davis’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Adisa Isaac's graduate season at Penn State (2023).
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Player DNA