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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 1746th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1082nd / 1909 |
| Run stops | 5 | 1336th / 3262 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 7 | — |
Charting
Where Houston's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Sacramento State#138 · 1-6 | 2 | 22% |
| 2025 |  Nevada#121 · 3-9 | 1 | 7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Derek Houston's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Derek Houston's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 17–28 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 1 |  Mississippi Valley State | W 52–0 | 5.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Fresno State | L 3–49 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  North Dakota State | L 10–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 |  Massachusetts | L 6–35 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Bowling Green | L 10–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 |  Ohio | L 7–48 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 5.8 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 8 | 2336th / 5406 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 2018th / 2447 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 628th / 1377 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Michigan | ✓ LB | 68 | ~55 (28–65) | 4 | 81% |
| Wk 1 · Mississippi Valley State | ✓ LB | 51 | ~37 (4–51) | 4 | 73% |
| Season | 2 GS | 417 | 92 (65–107) | 8 | 22% |
Position Room
15 LBs on the Sacramento State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Alex Rocha | LB | SR | 27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Tim Thomas | LB | 24 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | ||
| 18 | Fata Puloka | LB | JR | 21 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Leki Holani | LB | FR | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Ivan Moore Jr. | LB | SO | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Diego Davis | LB | SR | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Darson Jeanty | LB | SR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Derek Houston | LB | JR | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jiah Walls | LB | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 15 | KJ Jefferson | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Dylan Gooden | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 31 | Jackson Cahoon | LB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Dante Antonini | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Iosefa Lealofi | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | Marcus Ball | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Sacramento State depth chart →