Derrick Canteen
Derrick Canteen
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. He has been named All-Sun Belt three seasons running, most recently in 2022. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Cincinnati, 147 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 44 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 34 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 64 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 147 | 89 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 21 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 38–20
vs Towson
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jordan Anderson’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Rod Heard II's graduate season at Notre Dame (2024).
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