Derrick Harmon: DL · Oregon · #55.
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Derrick Harmon
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mel Tucker and Dan Lanning. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Big Ten. On tape: 5 tackles against Maryland, Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oregon | 43 | 25 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 40 | 16 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 28 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 112 | 49 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14vs Idaho | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-34vs Boise State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14@ Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13@ UCLA | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-10vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31vs No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-0@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-9vs No. 20 Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-17@ Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 39-18vs Maryland | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-21vs Washington | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 45-37vs No. 3 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-41vs No. 6 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 25 | 10.5 | 5.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%10 TFLSack rate
12%5 sacksHurry rate
23%10 hurries43 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
48.7%
458 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
67.2
14 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #48 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Michigan State and Oregon, 8 sacks — drafted at #21 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mel Tucker, Harlon Barnett and Dan Lanning.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 2nd NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 2nd NFL season
