Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Houston
Derek Parish
DL • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Pearland, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derek Parish shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Derek Parish built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Pearland, TX, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Derek Parish's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles,...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 240
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Derek Parish, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Houston. Derek Parish shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 156
- TFL
- 33
- Sacks
- 16.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Derek Parish quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DL
- Career Tackles
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 7 · Pick 23 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DL 349th (top 36%) · American Athletic 163rd (top 35%) · National 1,941st (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Houston | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 22.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 37 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 6 | 21 | 5 | 3.5 | 4 | - | 1 | 59.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 13 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 4 | 19 | 8 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 57 |
Related Context
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Derek Parish played DL for Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derek Parish recorded 156 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Houston paired 22 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 41.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from 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.
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2022 Regular Season · Houston
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
3.4
Efficiency
41.1
Usage
14.9
Consistency
25.6
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 2. Texas Tech: 10. Kansas: 1.5. Rice: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 3 by 32.5. Texas Tech: 10 by 91.7. Kansas: 4 by 31.7. Rice: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · -4.8 vs Losses
Losses5.8 · Games = 2 · +4.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs Texas Tech
Player Story
Derek Parish story
Derek Parish built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Pearland, TX, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Derek Parish's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, and 16.5 sacks across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Derek Parish's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Houston
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Houston | 5.5 | 20.4 | 4.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 5.5 | 20.4 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 12.5 | 27.9 | 10.8 | 7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 13 | 38.2 | 10 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 13 | 38.2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 22 | 34.2 | 10.7 | 9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 22 | 34.2 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 13.5 | 41.1 | 14.9 | -8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 2 · L 30-33
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
10
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
10 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 11 · W 56-21 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 5 · W 46-25
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Memphis
Week 12 · W 31-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Navy
Week 4 · W 28-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Houston
22 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 10.7 usage
71.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Houston
71.6
22 primary · 34.2 efficiency · 10.7 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Houston
59.9
13 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
19
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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