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Player Dossier
2014-2017Western Kentucky
Derik Overstreet
DL • 6'2" • 250 lbs • Paducah, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derik Overstreet shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Derik Overstreet, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Derik Overstreet shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Derik Overstreet quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DL
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Paducah Tilghman · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Paducah Tilghman · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · DL 36th (top 6%) · Conference USA 86th (top 14%) · National 776th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 26 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 7 | - | 0 | 56.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 61.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 42 | 6.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61.2 |
Related Context
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Derik Overstreet played DL for Western Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derik Overstreet recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 17 primary output with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
30.5
Usage
9.2
Consistency
54.5
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 2.5. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Ball State: 1. UTEP: 3. Charlotte: 2. Old Dominion: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Vanderbilt: 2. Marshall: 3. Middle Tennessee: 1.5. Florida International: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 5 by 45.8. Eastern Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 30.8. Ball State: 0 by 10. UTEP: 5 by 50.8. Charlotte: 5 by 40.8. Old Dominion: 8 by 33.3. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 6 by 45. Marshall: 6 by 55. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 23.3. Florida International: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
55 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | @ Georgia StateSplash game | L 17-27 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Florida International | L 17-41 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 41-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ MarshallSplash game | L 23-30 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | L 17-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 28-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | @ Old Dominion | W 35-31 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs CharlotteSplash game | W 45-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ UTEPSplash game | W 15-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Ball State | W 33-21 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 22-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 31-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Western Kentucky
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 20.5 | 26.7 | 7.5 | 20.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 20.5 | 26.7 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 17 | 30.5 | 9.2 | -3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 17 | 30.5 | 9.2 | 0 |
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
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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
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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
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#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
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