Senior linebacker for Minnesota. 2025: 6 tackles.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Gardner, WI
The numbers
tackles · 2025
Best game: 2 tackles, vs Northwestern State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Minnesota. 2025: 6 tackles.
Derik LeCaptain
2 stars out of high school, five seasons of real snaps at Minnesota since. The receipt: 2 tackles against Northwestern — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 37-22 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (97th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–6
vs Nebraska
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Northwestern State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 14-27@ California | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Rutgers | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-6vs Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38@ Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-7vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Minnesota
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Minnesota
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28