Fullback, Wisconsin, 2011–⁠15

Derek Straus

Number
No. 26
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Waunakee, WI

Derek Straus played fullback at Wisconsin (2011–⁠15).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2011 and 2012

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Wisconsin144.004

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Wisconsin3350

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Wisconsin3103.314

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Wisconsin26FB
2012Wisconsin26FB
2013Wisconsin26FB
2014Wisconsin26FB
2015Wisconsin26FB6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Wisconsin2-0.07––-0.1–
2015Wisconsin12.03––2.0–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Wisconsin 4 games, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 12vs.Miami (OH)W 58–⁠0140––
Oct 10atNebraskaW 23–⁠21–––18
Nov 7atMarylandW 31–⁠24–––114
Nov 28atMinnesotaW 31–⁠21–––113
2013 Wisconsin 1 game, 3 catches, 10 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 7vs.Tennessee TechW 48–⁠0–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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