Junior wide receiver for UL Monroe. 2022: 4 catches, 37 receiving yards.
6′0″ · 160 lb · Shreveport, LA
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.
The story
3 wide receiver for UL Monroe. 2022: 4 catches, 37 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearWill Derrick
Moves the chains on third down. Will Derrick has been at UL Monroe through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 16 rec yds, 1 receptions against Southern Miss — Week 13, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UL Monroe, 390 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Viator → Terry Bowden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 21-17vs Louisiana | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-30vs Texas State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-34@ Troy | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-20vs Southern Miss | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Total | 4 | 37 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Christian Forde’s 2021 season.
Matches Christian on
Differs from Christian on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Brennan Eagles’s path through Texas.
Blayne Taylor
Matches Brennan on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Matthew Coleman's sophomore season at San José State (2024).
Matches Matthew on
Differs from Matthew on
Player DNA