Player Dossier

2018-2022

Houston

Derek Parish

DL • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Pearland, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derek Parish shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

14.9

Efficiency

38.6

Consistency

21.7

Season Value

24.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Derek Parish, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Houston. Derek Parish shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Houston paired 17 primary output with 30.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 38.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Houston

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

3.1

Efficiency

38.6

Usage

14.9

Consistency

21.7

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 1. Texas Tech: 10. Kansas: 1.5. Rice: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 3 by 22.5. Texas Tech: 10 by 91.7. Kansas: 4 by 31.7. Rice: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · -5.3 vs Losses
Losses5.8 · n=2 · +5.3 vs Wins
First Half5.5 · n=2 · +4.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=2 · -4.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sat 9/24vs RiceW 34-2721000
Sat 9/17vs KansasL 30-48431.5000
Sat 9/10@ Texas Tech10+ tackles · 2+ sacksL 30-33108640
Sat 9/3@ UTSAW 37-35310.500.500

Career Arc

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

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    Houston

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182018201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonHouston3.517.54.9
2018 Regular SeasonHouston3.517.54.90
2019 Regular SeasonHouston7.522.99.44
2020 PostseasonHouston932.49.51.5
2020 Regular SeasonHouston932.49.50
2021 PostseasonHouston1730.410.88
2021 Regular SeasonHouston1730.410.80
2022 Regular SeasonHouston12.538.614.9-4.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas Tech

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

10

Primary metric

10 disruption/tackle impact with 75.1 takeover score.

#2

Memphis

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.6 takeover score.

#3

Navy

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

#4

South Florida

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.

#5

North Texas

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · Houston

17 primary output · 30.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage

29.4

#2

2021 Regular Season · Houston

29.4

17 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Houston

29.3

9 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

5

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

156

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Derek Parish quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
156