Derek Larsen: LB · Utah State · #49.
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Derek Larsen
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three seasons in the Utah State linebacker corps to date. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Air Force, Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Utah State | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 43 | 17 | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| 2015 | Utah State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 29 | 6.5 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-46@ Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 61-10@ San José State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-24vs BYU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-27vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-28vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-28@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-0vs Hawai'i | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38@ Air Force | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups22 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Matt Wells — 15-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
47.6%
435 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
70.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah State, 65 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Wells.
