Player Profile

Derek Dorsey

DL • 6'3" • 275 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derek Dorsey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.3

Efficiency

8.2

Consistency

4.8

Season Value

6.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Louisville

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Louisville
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Louisville
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Derek Dorsey, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Louisville. Derek Dorsey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Louisville paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 8.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Louisville

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

8.2

Usage

3.3

Consistency

4.8

Best Game by takeover score

Air Force

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 0. Ole Miss: 0. UCF: 0. Wake Forest: 2. Virginia: 0. Syracuse: 0. Duke: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. UCF: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 2 by 28.3. Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Wake Forest

Result
Tue 12/28vs Air ForceL 28-3111000
Fri 11/19@ DukeW 62-2210000
Sat 11/13vs SyracuseW 41-311000
Sat 10/9vs VirginiaL 33-3411000
Sat 10/2@ Wake ForestL 34-3722110
Fri 9/17vs UCFW 42-3510000
Tue 9/7@ Ole MissL 24-4320000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Louisville

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201720182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonLouisville06.71.1
2018 Regular SeasonLouisville312.13.63
2019 Regular SeasonLouisville04.20.8-3
2020 Regular SeasonLouisville012.52.10
2021 PostseasonLouisville28.23.32
2021 Regular SeasonLouisville28.23.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wake Forest

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#2

Kentucky

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.8 takeover score.

#4

Kent State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Tech

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Louisville

0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 2.1 usage

38.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · Louisville

35.9

0 primary · 6.7 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Louisville

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8378

Overton · Nashville, TN

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

40

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
40