#24

Derrek Pitts Jr.

Senior cornerback on NC State's 2022 roster.

CB · NC State · Sr. · #24

6′1″ · 193 lb · Dunbar, WV

CFB Index 31 · #248 of 322 cornersLow confidenceNC State 2022 alumnus

The story

4 cornerback on NC State's roster.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at NC State, 171 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

3 teams

2017–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2022

1 coach

2017–2022

Dave Doeren

NC State

Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017West Virginia7-6HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

2018West Virginia8-4HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

2019Marshall8-5HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #248 of 322?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (84th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#166 / 2755 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#409 / 2755 · 84th pct

Tackles#659 / 2755 · 76th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2352 / 2755 · 7th pct

0.0

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

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.6
Road5g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+4g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #248 of 322 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	NC State	46	33	0.0	0.0	6	--	--
2021	NC State	43	29	2.5	0.0	6	2	--
2020	Marshall	42	18	1.5	0.0	3	--	--
2019	Marshall	4	2	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2018	West Virginia	27	22	5.0	1.0	4	1	--
2017	West Virginia	9	7	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		171	111	9.5	1.0	19	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 19–17

vs Florida State

2 TOT · 1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.

With S. McDonough — 40 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 57 LONG · J. Houston — 90 rush yds (24 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 21-20@ East Carolina	3	1	—	1
Wk 2	W 55-3vs Charleston Southern	8	7	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 3	W 27-14vs Texas Tech	7	5	—	1
Wk 5	L 20-30@ Clemson	6	4	—	0
Wk 6	W 19-17vs Florida State	2	1	—	0
Wk 7	L 9-24@ Syracuse	5	5	—	2
Wk 10	W 30-21vs Wake Forest	8	6	—	2
Wk 11	L 20-21vs Boston College	2	1	—	0
Wk 12	L 10-25@ Louisville	3	2	—	0
Wk 13	W 30-27@ North Carolina	2	1	—	0
Total		46	33	—	6

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

Derrek Pitts Jr.

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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