Player Career

Derik Overstreet Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Derik Overstreet story

Derik Overstreet built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Paducah, KY wearing No. 42, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Derik Overstreet's career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 interception across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Derik Overstreet's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.

The arc is straightforward: Derik Overstreet moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Western Kentucky

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0
2015 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky00
2016 PostseasonWestern Kentucky20.526.77.520.5
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky20.526.77.50
2017 PostseasonWestern Kentucky1730.59.2-3.5
2017 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1730.59.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 14 · W 58-44 · Conference game

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Marshall

Week 11 · L 23-30 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

83.9 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.

#3

@ UTEP

Week 6 · W 15-14 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#4

vs Memphis

Week 1 · W 51-31 · Postseason

3.5

Havoc Plays

82 takeover

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82 takeover score.

#5

@ Georgia State

Week 1 · L 17-27 · Postseason

2.5

Havoc Plays

76.4 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky

17 primary output · 30.5 efficiency · 9.2 usage

61.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

61.2

17 primary · 30.5 efficiency · 9.2 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky

56.9

20.5 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

10

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games