Derrieon Craig

Senior defensive lineman for Massachusetts. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 78 tackles.

DL · Massachusetts · Sr.

5′10″ · 215 lb · Boynton Beach, FL

CFB Index 28 · #265 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Massachusetts for 2026

How he plays

Wins his gap play after play.

Tackles: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

0.5

sacks · 2025

1 TFL · 78 tackles · 1 hurries

Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 11 tackles, at Missouri

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Massachusetts. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 78 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Massachusetts in 2022.

His career, year by year

Derrieon Craig

DL · Massachusetts · Sr

Wins his gap play after play. Derrieon Craig has played for three head coaches in three seasons at Massachusetts. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles against Buffalo, Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Massachusetts3-9HC: Don Brown · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Massachusetts2-10HC: Shane Montgomery · Run-leaning

2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

28Below cohort / limited sample #265 of 330?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (28th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#167 / 2975 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#649 / 2975 · 77th pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Sacks#1367 / 2975 · 51st pct

0.5

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

1.0

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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road4g	8.5	0.2	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.7	0.1	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	8.0	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Harasymiak

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

28 · #265 of 330 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #265 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #24 of 43 Mid-American DLs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Massachusetts	78	27	1.0	0.5	2	--	--
2024	Massachusetts	43	25	2.5	0.0	1	--	--
2023	Massachusetts	24	11	4.5	1.5	1	--	--
Career		145	63	8.0	2.0	4	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 10-42vs Temple	8	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 26-27vs Bryant	9	5	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 7-47@ Iowa	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 6-42@ Missouri	11	4	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 3-21vs Western Michigan	6	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 6-42@ Kent State	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 21-28vs Buffalo	12	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 12	L 3-45vs Northern Illinois	6	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 14-42@ Ohio	11	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 14-45vs Bowling Green	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		78	27	1.0	0.5	—	2