Player Dossier

2019-2025

Minnesota

Derik LeCaptain

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Gardner, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derik LeCaptain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.5

Efficiency

2.1

Consistency

100

Season Value

34.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Minnesota
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

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.

Derik LeCaptain, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Minnesota. Derik LeCaptain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 2.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Win with 0 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 · Minnesota

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

2.1

Usage

0.5

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 0. Penn State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games0 · n=2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCLA

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs UCLA

Result
Sat 11/23vs Penn StateL 25-26
Sun 10/13@ UCLAW 21-1710000

Career Arc

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

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    Minnesota

    2019-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMinnesota0
2020 Regular SeasonMinnesota04.20.80
2021 PostseasonMinnesota01.10.30
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota01.10.30
2022 Regular SeasonMinnesota18.61.91
2023 Regular SeasonMinnesota0-1
2024 Regular SeasonMinnesota02.10.50
2025 Regular SeasonMinnesota04.20.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.4 takeover score.

#3

Rutgers

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.7 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#5

Northwestern

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Minnesota

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35

#2

2025 Regular Season · Minnesota

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Minnesota

34.2

0 primary · 2.1 efficiency · 0.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.78

Southern Door · Brussels, WI

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

19

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Derik LeCaptain quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career rushing yards
31