Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 250 lb · Paducah, KY · Paducah Tilghman
Derik Overstreet: DL · Western Kentucky · #42.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Derik Overstreet
Wins his gap play after play. Derik Overstreet has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Western Kentucky. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Old Dominion — Week 8, 2017.
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
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
College Heights Herald Oct 9Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 47 | 12 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 34 | 15 | 8.5 | 4.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 81 | 27 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 22-23vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-21vs Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 15-14@ UTEP | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31@ Old Dominion | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 28-42vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31@ Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-30@ Marshall | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-38vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Florida International | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 17-27@ Georgia State | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 12 | 8.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%8 TFLSack rate
6%3 sacksHurry rate
11%5 hurries47 tackles · 8 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Sanford Jr.
Pass share
59.9%
577 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
635 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
47 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
