Derrick Langford: DB · Washington State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Derrick Langford
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Washington State. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Oregon — Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington State | 33 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | Washington State | 39 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Washington State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 54 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 17-14@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-7vs Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 41-44vs No. 15 Oregon | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 28-9vs California | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-30@ No. 6 USC | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-24@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-21vs No. 14 Utah | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-14@ Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-18vs Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-20@ Arizona | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 33-51vs No. 12 Washington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL33 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
58.8%
499 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
536 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #119 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington State, 85 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, and Jake Dickert. Multi-era developmental context.
