Linebacker for Washington State. 2017: 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′1″ · 231 lb · Bellevue, WA
The story
2017 linebacker for Washington State. 2017: 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearNate DeRider
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Washington State. The receipt: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oregon — Week 6, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Washington State, 32 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Leach, all pass-heavy, fast tempo offenses — 17-9 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington State | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Washington State | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 32 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2017
W 30–27
vs USC
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Montana State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-23vs Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-7vs Nevada | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-27vs USC | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-10@ Oregon | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |