Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Nebraska#15 · 5-2 | 4 | 6% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Nebraska#61 · 7-6 | 5 | 3% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Derek Wacker's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Derek Wacker'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 |  Ohio | W 49–21 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Bowling Green | W 56–7 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | 1 |
| 3 |  North Dakota | W 34–7 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Michigan State | W 31–13 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  Maryland | W 48–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  Indiana | L 17–20 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | @ Oregon | L 14–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | 1 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 2895th / 5406 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 1 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 0 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 1 | — |
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 | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ohio | 65 | ~4 (0–23) | 1 | 6% |
| Wk 2 · Bowling Green | 47 | ~9 (0–47) | 1 | 19% |
| Wk 3 · North Dakota | 55 | ~5 (0–29) | 1 | 9% |
| Wk 4 · Michigan State | 60 | ~6 (0–34) | 1 | 10% |
| Season | 416 | 24 (0–46) | 4 | 6% |
Position Room
11 LBs on the Nebraska roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Owen Chambliss | LB | SR | 46 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Vincent Shavers Jr. | LB | JR | 29 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 24 | Dexter Foster | LB | JR | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 40 | Dawson Merritt | LB | SO | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Derek Wacker | LB | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 56 | Pierce Mooberry | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Christian Jones | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Will Hawthorne | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Dylan Rogers | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | Jase Reynolds | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | Jacob Bower | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Nebraska depth chart →