Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Penn State
Derrick Tangelo
DT • 6'2" • 307 lbs • Potomac, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derrick Tangelo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Duke • Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Derrick Tangelo built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive tackle from Potomac, MD wearing No. 54, spending time with Duke and Penn State. The clearest part of Derrick Tangelo's career was his...
Read the storyDerrick Tangelo, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State. Derrick Tangelo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 140
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Derrick Tangelo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 140
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DT 46th (top 21%) · Big Ten 151st (top 24%) · National 1,452nd (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Duke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Duke | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Duke | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Duke | 11 | 44 | 4.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 11 | 36 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 11 | 29 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Duke to Penn State | P4 to P4 | 78.9 | Dec 25, 2020 |
Derrick Tangelo played DT for Duke and Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derrick Tangelo recorded 140 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Penn State paired 9.5 primary output with 19.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.6 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Duke, Penn State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.6
Usage
5.6
Consistency
34.4
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 0. Auburn: 0. Villanova: 1.5. Indiana: 0. Iowa: 0.5. Illinois: 2.5. Ohio State: 0. Maryland: 2. Michigan: 1. Rutgers: 2. Michigan State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. Villanova: 3 by 27.5. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 2 by 13.3. Illinois: 3 by 37.5. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 4 by 36.7. Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 3 by 32.5. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Michigan State | L 27-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 28-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Michigan | L 17-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 31-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Ohio State | L 24-33 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs IllinoisSplash game | L 18-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Iowa | L 20-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Indiana | W 24-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Villanova | W 38-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Auburn | W 28-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Ball State | W 44-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derrick Tangelo story
Derrick Tangelo built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive tackle from Potomac, MD wearing No. 54, spending time with Duke and Penn State. The clearest part of Derrick Tangelo's career was his defensive production: 140 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Derrick Tangelo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Duke
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Penn State
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Duke | 3 | 11 | 3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Duke | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Duke | 6 | 22.9 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Duke | 6 | 22.9 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 3 | 12.6 | 2.4 | -3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 7 | 20 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 9.5 | 19.6 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Syracuse
Week 6 · W 38-24 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami
Week 10 · W 20-12 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 8 · L 18-20 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#4
vs North Carolina Central
Week 4 · W 55-13
1.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
9.5 primary output · 19.6 efficiency · 5.6 usage
50.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Duke
35.1
7 primary · 20 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Duke
34.1
6 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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