Derrick Canteen: DB · Cincinnati · #10.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Derrick Canteen
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for five head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, Clay Helton, Brent Pry and Scott Satterfield. Named All-Sun Belt three seasons running, most recently in 2022. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 44 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 34 | 18 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 64 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 48 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 |
| Career | 195 | 123 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 30 | 9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Towson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-28vs Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-16@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-44@ Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-13@ UCF | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-34@ Colorado | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34@ Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-41@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20vs TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL44 tackles · 3 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
48.5%
395 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
67.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
415 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #161 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Georgia Southern, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati, 195 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, Clay Helton, Brent Pry and Scott Satterfield.
