Cornerback, NC State (from West Virginia, Marshall), 2016–22
Derrek Pitts
Lettered 2021–22 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dunbar, WV
- Born
- Aug 8, 1998
Derrek Pitts played cornerback at West Virginia (2016–18), Marshall (2019–20) and NC State (2021–22).
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last vs. UAB, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | West Virginia | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Marshall | 42 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | NC State | 43 | 29 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | NC State | 46 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 171 | 111 | 9.5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | West Virginia | 24 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | West Virginia | 24 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | West Virginia | 24 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Marshall | 24 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Marshall | 24 | CB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | NC State | 24 | CB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2022 | NC State | 24 | CB | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′1″ | 193 |
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.
Game by game
2022 NC State 10 games, 46 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at East Carolina | W 21–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 55–3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Texas Tech | W 27–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Clemson | L 20–30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Florida State | W 19–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Syracuse | L 9–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wake Forest | W 30–21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Boston College | L 20–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Louisville | L 10–25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at North Carolina | W 30–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 NC State 12 games, 43 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Florida | W 45–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Mississippi State | L 10–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Furman | W 45–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Clemson | W 27–21 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 34–27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atBoston College | W 33–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Miami | L 30–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Louisville | W 28–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atFlorida State | W 28–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | atWake Forest | L 42–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Syracuse | W 41–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.North Carolina | W 34–30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Marshall 9 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 59–0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. App State | W 17–7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at Western Kentucky | W 38–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | atLouisiana Tech | W 35–17 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 20–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Massachusetts | W 51–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 42–14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Rice | L 0–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | vs. UAB | L 13–22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Marshall 2 games, 4 tackles
2018 West Virginia 9 games, 27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Tennessee | W 40–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Youngstown State | W 52–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Kansas State | W 35–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | atTexas Tech | W 42–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kansas | W 38–22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa State | L 14–30 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. TCU | W 47–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Oklahoma | L 56–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.Syracuse | L 18–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017 West Virginia 5 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs.East Carolina | W 56–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Delaware State | W 59–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atKansas | W 56–34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Baylor | W 38–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Iowa State | W 20–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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