Player Dossier

2019-2024

Georgia Southern

Derrick Canteen

DB • 5'11" • 197 lbs • Evans, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derrick Canteen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.1

Efficiency

22.8

Consistency

50

Season Value

22.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Georgia Southern • Virginia Tech • Cincinnati
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: James Madison

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Derrick Canteen, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Derrick Canteen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Georgia Southern paired 0 primary output with 10.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia Southern, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

22.8

Usage

5.1

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Pittsburgh: 3. Miami (OH): 1. Houston: 1.5. Texas Tech: 0. UCF: 0. Arizona State: 0. Colorado: 0. West Virginia: 0.5. Iowa State: 1. Kansas State: 1. TCU: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Pittsburgh: 8 by 63.3. Miami (OH): 4 by 26.7. Houston: 4 by 31.7. Texas Tech: 3 by 12.5. UCF: 5 by 20.8. Arizona State: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 7 by 29.2. West Virginia: 2 by 13.3. Iowa State: 2 by 18.3. Kansas State: 1 by 14.2. TCU: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Pittsburgh

Best efficiency game

63.3 vs Pittsburgh

Result
Sat 11/30vs TCUL 13-2032001
Sun 11/24@ Kansas StateL 15-4111001
Sun 11/17@ Iowa StateL 17-3422100
Sat 11/9vs West VirginiaL 24-31210.5000
Sun 10/27@ ColoradoL 23-3476000
Sat 10/19vs Arizona StateW 24-1431000
Sat 10/12@ UCFW 19-1353000
Sun 9/29@ Texas TechL 41-4432000
Sat 9/21vs HoustonW 34-0431.5000
Sat 9/14@ Miami (OH)W 27-16420010
Sat 9/7vs PittsburghL 27-2885003
Sat 8/31vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Georgia Southern

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Virginia Tech

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Cincinnati

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern0
2020 PostseasonGeorgia Southern15.527.36.515.5
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern15.527.36.50
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern010.52.3-15.5
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1537.97.415
2023 PostseasonVirginia Tech818.54.1-7
2023 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech818.54.10
2024 Regular SeasonCincinnati922.85.11

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

James Madison

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.2 takeover score.

#2

Pittsburgh

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#3

Troy

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.1 takeover score.

#4

Ball State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

#5

Georgia State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 2.3 usage

37.6

#2

2020 Postseason · Georgia Southern

29.5

15.5 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

29.5

15.5 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7906

Evans · Evans, GA

Committed To
Georgia Southern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

3

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

195

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Derrick Canteen quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
195