Derrick Tangelo

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
6-2
Weight:
310
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gaithersburg, Md.
High School:
The Bullis School

DUKE CAREER: In 45 career games (27 starts), had 114 tackles, 12.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two QB pressures and one PBU ... had 20 games with 3+ tackles, including a career-high 10 stops against N.C. Central in 2018 ... registered a career-best 3.0 TFL against Syracuse in 2020 … has played 1,484 career snaps.

2020: Starting defensive tackle in all 11 games … recorded 40 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, one QB pressure, one fumble recovery, one PBU, and a team leading three forced fumbles … posted at least one tackle in every contest, including a season-best six on back-to-back occasions against Syracuse and NC State … garnered a season-high 3.0 TFL versus Syracuse … registered one sack opposite the Orange and Wolfpack … had forced fumbles against NC State, Charlotte and Miami, while lone fumble recovery came against the 49ers … on the field for 473.

2019: Played in 10 games with five starts ... registered 23 tackles, 2.0 TFL and one QB pressure ... posted 2+ tackles in six contests, including a season-best six stops against Wake Forest ... on the field for 361 snaps.

2018: Played in all 13 games with 12 starting assignments ... totaled 45 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, two caused fumbles and one fumble recovery ... compiled eight games with 3+ tackles, including a season-high 10 stops against N.C. Central ... had nine tackles versus Virginia ... had 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack and one caused fumble at Miami to help the Blue Devils to their first victory in Miami since 1976 ... with the Hurricanes on the Duke 46 yard line with less than one minute remaining in the game and trailing by eight points, sacked Miami QB N’Kosi Perry for an eight-yard loss ... first collegiate caused fumble and fumble recovery came at Georgia Tech during a stretch when Duke forced fumbles on three consecutive drives to turn a 7-7 tie into a 28-7 advantage ... on the field for 589 snaps.

2017: Played in 11 games ... did not see action against Georgia Tech and Wake Forest ... totaled six tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack ... had a season-high two tackles against N.C. Central ... logged 1.0 TFL in the win over Baylor ... first collegiate sack came in the Quick Lane Bowl victory over Northern Illinois ... on the field for 61 snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Played at The Bullis School for coach Pat Celinto ... three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 63 defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com and No. 75 defensive tackle in the country by ESPN.com ... as a senior, posted 50 tackles, 19.0 TFL and 8.0 sacks to earn USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Washington D.C. and first team All-Interstate Athletic Conference honors ... helped squad to 7-3 record in final campaign ... selected to play in both the 2016 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl and Maryland Crab Bowl ... as a junior, earned first team all-conference honors after registering 39 tackles, 17.0 TFL and 6.0 sacks ... helped Bullis to 21 wins and a pair of conference championships during three-year tenure ... also participated in basketball and track and field.

PERSONAL: Born May 14, 1999 ... majoring in sociology while minoring in cultural anthropology ... son of Angelo Kasa and Marie Luhnmbu ... cousin, Prince Shembo, lettered four seasons (2010-11-12-13) as a linebacker at the University of Notre Dame and was selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.