Player Dossier

2007-2009

Iowa State

Derrick Catlett

TE • 6'4" • Fort Collins, CO, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Derrick Catlett reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

26

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

29

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

36

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State

Player Story

Derrick Catlett built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a tight end from Fort Collins, CO wearing No. 84, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Derrick Catlett's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2004 · Rating 0.7667

Pensacola · Pensacola, FL

Committed To
UAB
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2004

Derrick Catlett, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Iowa State. Derrick Catlett reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
643
Receptions
70
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Derrick Catlett quick answers

Latest team and position
Iowa State · TE
Career Receiving Yards
643
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Iowa State
Top game
Kansas State
Recruit profile
2-star · Pensacola · UAB
High school pipeline
Fort Collins · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 84 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
301 receiving yards · TE 44th (top 16%) · Big 12 44th (top 27%) · National 371st (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonIowa State1121112232.2
2008 Regular SeasonIowa State820230058.3
2009 PostseasonIowa State13212066.4
2009 Regular SeasonIowa State1327289266.4

Related Context

Derrick Catlett played TE for Iowa State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Derrick Catlett recorded 643 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Iowa State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Iowa State paired 301 primary output with 66.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 67.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2008 Regular Season · Iowa State

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

28.8

Efficiency

67.7

Usage

11.2

Consistency

51.7

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 25. Iowa: 15. UNLV: 8. Baylor: 4. Nebraska: 20. Texas A&M: 37. Missouri: 69. Kansas State: 52

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 2 by 83.3. Iowa: 1 by 100. UNLV: 2 by 26.7. Baylor: 1 by 26.7. Nebraska: 2 by 66.7. Texas A&M: 4 by 61.7. Missouri: 6 by 76.7. Kansas State: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins25 · Games = 1 · -4.3 vs Losses
Losses29.3 · Games = 7 · +4.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Missouri

Best efficiency game

100 vs Kansas State

Result
Sat 11/22@ Kansas StateL 30-382522626033
Sat 11/15vs MissouriL 20-5266911.511.50028
Sat 10/25vs Texas A&ML 35-494379.39.30015
Sat 10/18vs NebraskaL 7-352201010012
Sat 10/11@ BaylorL 10-38144404
Sun 9/21@ UNLVL 31-34284404
Sat 9/13@ IowaL 5-171151515015
Fri 8/29vs South Dakota StateW 44-1722512.512.50016

Player Story

Derrick Catlett story

Derrick Catlett built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a tight end from Fort Collins, CO wearing No. 84, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Derrick Catlett's career was his receiving role: 70 catches, 643 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Derrick Catlett's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Iowa State

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonIowa State11230.98.6
2008 Regular SeasonIowa State23067.711.2118
2009 PostseasonIowa State30166.812.971
2009 Regular SeasonIowa State30166.812.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas State

Week 5 · L 23-24 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

46

Receiving Yards

88.5 takeover

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Baylor

Week 7 · W 24-10 · Conference game

52

Receiving Yards

78.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 69.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ Kansas

Week 6 · L 36-41 · Conference game

51

Receiving Yards

77.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 68 efficiency score.

#4

vs Missouri

Week 12 · L 20-52 · Conference game

69

Receiving Yards

77.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

69 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ Kansas State

Week 13 · L 30-38 · Conference game

52

Receiving Yards

65.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Iowa State

301 primary output · 66.8 efficiency · 12.9 usage

66.4

#2

2009 Regular Season · Iowa State

66.4

301 primary · 66.8 efficiency · 12.9 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Iowa State

58.3

230 primary · 67.7 efficiency · 11.2 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games