Usage / Role
6%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021San 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.
Impact Production
4
Developing production for a tight end
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
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
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Derrick Deese Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a tight end from La Palma, CA wearing No. 87, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Derrick Deese Jr.'s career was his receiving...
Read the storyDerrick 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,149
- Receptions
- 86
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Derrick Deese Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,149
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 730 receiving yards · TE 6th (top 2%) · Mountain West 12th (top 7%) · National 96th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 19 | 179 | 2 | 38.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 8 | 19 | 239 | 5 | 42.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 47 | 730 | 4 | 81.5 |
Related Context
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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
2020 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 65.7 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: San Diego State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2020 Postseason · San José State
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
30
Efficiency
65.7
Usage
11
Consistency
35.9
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 1. Air Force: 18. New Mexico: 20. San Diego State: 76. UNLV: 31. Hawai'i: 13. Nevada: 5. Boise State: 76
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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 1 by 6.7. Air Force: 2 by 60. New Mexico: 2 by 66.7. San Diego State: 5 by 100. UNLV: 1 by 100. Hawai'i: 1 by 86.7. Nevada: 1 by 33.3. Boise State: 7 by 72.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins34.1 · Games = 7 · +33.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -33.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
100 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | vs Ball State | L 13-34 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Boise State | W 34-20 | — | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 12/12 | vs Nevada | W 30-20 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Hawai'i | W 35-24 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs UNLV | W 34-17 | — | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ San Diego State | W 28-17 | — | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ New Mexico | W 38-21 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Air Force2+ TD | W 17-6 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Player Story
Derrick Deese Jr. story
Derrick Deese Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a tight end from La Palma, CA wearing No. 87, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Derrick Deese Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 86 catches, 1,149 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derrick Deese Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 179 | 57.6 | 7.4 | 179 |
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 240 | 65.7 | 11 | 61 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 240 | 65.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 730 | 81.4 | 24.6 | 490 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 5 · W 37-31
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
130
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
130 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 10 · W 28-17 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
97.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs San Diego State
Week 7 · L 13-19 · Conference game
113
Receiving Yards
95.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 8 · W 27-20 · Conference game
106
Receiving Yards
93.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
106 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 9 · W 27-21 · Conference game
81
Receiving Yards
87.4 takeover
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
81.5
#2
2020 Postseason · San José State
42.8
240 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 11 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · San José State
42.8
240 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 11 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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