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 / Role

25%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

60

Solid production for a tight end

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Reliability

65

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

68

Useful peak profile

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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...

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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.

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

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonSan José State0-00-
2018 Regular SeasonSan José State0-00-
2019 Regular SeasonSan José State1019179238.2
2020 PostseasonSan José State811042.8
2020 Regular SeasonSan José State819239542.8
2021 Regular SeasonSan José State1247730481.5

Related Context

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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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

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
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

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

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8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games