Player Dossier

2017-2021

San José State

Derrick Deese Jr.

TE • 6'4" • 235 lbs • La Palma, CA, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Derrick Deese Jr. reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

24.6

Efficiency

81.4

Consistency

62.6

Season Value

67.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · San José State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
San José State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Scouting Read

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Derrick Deese Jr., TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · San José State. Derrick Deese Jr. reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Derrick Deese Jr. played TE for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derrick Deese Jr. recorded 1,149 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with San José State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

San José State paired 730 primary output with 81.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 81.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · San José State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

60.8

Efficiency

81.4

Usage

24.6

Consistency

62.6

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 63. Southern Utah: 72. Hawai'i: 7. Western Michigan: 10. New Mexico State: 130. Colorado State: 52. San Diego State: 113. UNLV: 106. Wyoming: 81. Nevada: 43. Utah State: 10. Fresno State: 43

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 3 by 100. Southern Utah: 3 by 100. Hawai'i: 1 by 46.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 66.7. New Mexico State: 7 by 100. Colorado State: 4 by 86.7. San Diego State: 6 by 100. UNLV: 6 by 100. Wyoming: 5 by 100. Nevada: 6 by 47.8. Utah State: 2 by 33.3. Fresno State: 3 by 95.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins79.2 · Games = 5 · +31.5 vs Losses
Losses47.7 · Games = 7 · -31.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Wyoming

Result
Thu 11/25vs Fresno StateL 9-4034314.314.30031
Sun 11/14vs Utah StateL 17-482105505
Sun 11/7@ NevadaL 24-276437.27.20117
Sat 10/30vs WyomingW 27-2158116.216.20023
Fri 10/22@ UNLV100 receiving yardsW 27-20610617.717.70032
Sat 10/16vs San Diego State100 receiving yardsL 13-19611318.818.80037
Sat 10/9@ Colorado StateL 14-324521313120
Sun 10/3vs New Mexico State100 receiving yardsW 37-31713018.618.60127
Sat 9/25@ Western MichiganL 3-231101010010
Sun 9/19@ Hawai'iW 17-13177707
Sat 9/4@ USCL 7-303632121029
Sun 8/29vs Southern UtahW 45-143722424138

Career Arc

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    San José State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonSan José State0
2018 Regular SeasonSan José State00
2019 Regular SeasonSan José State17957.67.4179
2020 PostseasonSan José State24065.71161
2020 Regular SeasonSan José State24065.7110
2021 Regular SeasonSan José State73081.424.6490

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico State

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

130

Primary metric

130 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

San Diego State

76

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

San Diego State

113

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

UNLV

106

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

106 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Wyoming

81

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · San José State

730 primary output · 81.4 efficiency · 24.6 usage

67.2

#2

2020 Postseason · San José State

36.4

240 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 11 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · San José State

36.4

240 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

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

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,149

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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