#50

Deldrick Canty

Defensive end for Louisiana Tech. 2017: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

DE · Louisiana Tech · #50

6′2″ · 269 lb · Baton Rouge, LA

Louisiana Tech 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 1876 nationally · Signed with Louisiana Tech

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 defensive end for Louisiana Tech. 2017: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Louisiana Tech, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Scotlandville Magnet

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1876 national

CFB

College

Louisiana Tech

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Skip Holtz — 16-11 over that span.

2016Louisiana Tech9-5HC: Skip Holtz · Pass-leaning

2017Louisiana Tech7-6HC: Skip Holtz · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (86th percentile). Strength: sacks (84th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#294 / 2682 · 86th pct

Sacks#401 / 2682 · 84th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#678 / 2682 · 73rd pct

4.5

Passes defended#1090 / 2682 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

Tackles#1503 / 2682 · 43rd pct

Solo tackles#1507 / 2682 · 42nd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.3	0.2	0.0
Road5g	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.6	0.8	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.3	0.1	0.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Cumbie

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Louisiana Tech	27	15	4.5	2.5	1	--	--
2016	Louisiana Tech	29	20	5.5	2.0	2	--	--
Career		56	35	10.0	4.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 52–24

vs Northwestern State

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 28-point win at home against Northwestern State.

With J. Smith — 276 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.4 · 72 rush yds (10 car) · B. Farlow — 45 AVG · 47 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 52-24vs Northwestern State	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 21-57vs Mississippi State	5	3	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 3	W 23-22@ Western Kentucky	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 16-17@ South Carolina	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 27-34vs Southern Miss	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 42-28@ Rice	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 23-24vs North Texas	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 23-48vs Florida Atlantic	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 42-21@ UTEP	2	0	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 13	W 20-6vs UTSA	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 51-10@ SMU	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	1
Total		27	15	4.5	2.5	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology