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Derrek Pitts Jr. Career Story

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Player Story

Derrek Pitts Jr. story

Derrek Pitts Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a cornerback from Dunbar, WV wearing No. 24, spending time with Marshall, NC State, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Derrek Pitts Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 171 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Derrek Pitts Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Marshall

    2019-2020

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    NC State

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0———
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia07.51.40
2018 PostseasonWest Virginia1225.86.112
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1225.86.10
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall0.510.92.9-11.5
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall4.524.43.64
2021 Regular SeasonNC State11.524.54.37
2022 Regular SeasonNC State625.23.7-5.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas

Week 6 · W 38-22 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs Wake Forest

Week 10 · W 30-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 11 · W 42-14 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

64.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs Youngstown State

Week 2 · W 52-17

4

Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs App State

Week 3 · W 17-7

1

Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · NC State

11.5 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 4.3 usage

55.7

#2

2018 Postseason · West Virginia

52.2

12 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · West Virginia

52.2

12 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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