Derrick Tangelo: DT · Penn State · #54.
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Derrick Tangelo
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Michigan — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Penn State | 29 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Duke | 36 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Duke | 23 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Duke | 46 | 20 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2017 | Duke | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 140 | 71 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-13vs Ball State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs No. 22 Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-17vs Villanova | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-0vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23@ No. 3 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-20vs Illinois | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33@ No. 5 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14@ Maryland | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs No. 9 Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-30@ No. 12 Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry29 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
52.2%
458 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
73.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
547 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Duke and Penn State, 140 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Cutcliffe and James Franklin.
