Derek Parish: DL · Houston.
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Derek Parish
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Houston: Major Applewhite and Dana Holgorsen. AAC Defensive Player of the Week in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 6 tackles for loss against Texas Tech — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 4 games
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| 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
42%8 TFLSack rate
24%4 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles · 8 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
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
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
56.1%
500 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Houston, 16 sacks — drafted at #240 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A stat line in 38 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 4th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 4th NFL season
