Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mel Tucker and Dan Lanning. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Maryland, Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon, 8 sacks — drafted at #21 overall by Pittsburgh.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan McClendon → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oregon | 43 | 25 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 40 | 16 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 28 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 112 | 49 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024
W 32–31
vs Ohio State
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Edged out Ohio State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Eric Gregory’s 2022 season.
Matches Eric on
Differs from Eric on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Farmer's senior season at Florida State (2024).
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Differs from Joshua on