2024 Football Roster
Roster
Harmon, Derrick

Jersey Number 55
Derrick Harmon
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Loyola HS
- Prev School:
- Michigan State
Bio
2025 NFL Draft
Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 21st overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft ... Gave Oregon six straight years with a first-round pick, following Bo Nix (2023), Christian Gonzalez (2022), Kayvon Thibodeaux (2021), Penei Sewell (2020) and Justin Herbert (2019) ... First Duck ever to be taken by the Steelers in the first round ... Teamed up with Josh Conerly Jr. (No. 29, Washington Commanders) to give the Ducks multiple first-round picks in the same year for the fourth time in program history (2015, 2013, 1972).
As A Redshirt Junior (2024)
» The Sporting News All-America second team
» FWAA All-America second team
» Associated Press All-America second team
» All-Big Ten second team (media)
» All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
» Reese's Senior Bowl Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7)
Started all 14 games for the Ducks while earning second-team all-America honors from three outlets … Also an all-Big Ten second-team selection by the media and a third-team selection by the leagues coaches … Racked up a career-high 10.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks while finishing the season with 45 total tackles (27 solo) … Also broke up four passes, forced two fumbles and recovered a pair of fumbles … Eight games with at least 1.0 tackle for loss, and three games with multiple TFLs … Made at least one tackle in 13 of 14 games and had 11 multi-tackle performances … Led all FBS interior defensive linemen with 55 total pressures generated, according to Pro Football Focus, 11 more than any other player … 55 pressures generated tied for 12th-most among all FBS players … Credited with at least three pressures generated in 13 of 14 games, including five games with at least five pressures … Earned an 83.9 overall grade from PFF, 13th-best among FBS interior defensive linemen … 86.3 pass-rush grade from PFF tied for No. 4 among all FBS interior defensive linemen … vs. Idaho (Aug. 31): Impressed in Oregon debut with a season-high five total tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble … Credited by PFF with five pressures … vs. Boise State (Sept. 7): Racked up a season-high eight pressures while making four tackles and breaking up a pass … Earned a season-best 93.1 pass-rush grade from PFF … at UCLA (Sept. 28): Finished with five total tackles, 1.5 TFLs and half a sack … Credited with four pressures … vs. Michigan State (Oct. 4): Notched a sack and generated five pressures against his former school … vs. No. 2 Ohio State (Oct. 12): Earned a season-high 89.4 overall grade and a season-high 95.0 run-defense grade from PFF while helping Oregon to one of the most significant regular-season wins in program history … Forced a fumble and recovered a fumble while making three tackles … at Purdue (Oct. 18): Registered a TFL for the third time in four games … at Michigan (Nov. 2): Recorded a TFL and a pass breakup with four total tackles … vs. Maryland (Nov. 9): Matched season high with five total tackles while generating five pressures … vs. Washington (Nov. 30): Recovered a fumble and picked up a sack in final game at Autzen Stadium … Generated five pressures … vs. No. 3 Penn State (Dec. 7): Second straight game with a sack while helping Oregon to the Big Ten Championship … vs. No. 8 Ohio State (Jan. 1): Generated three pressures with an 86.2 overall grade and a 90.0 run-defense grade in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game … Led the Ducks with 2.0 TFLs.
As A Redshirt Sophomore At Michigan State (2023)
Played in all 12 games, making 10 starts … Recorded a career-high 40 tackles, the most among Michigan State defensive linemen … Also had a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Played a total of 475 snaps, the most of all Spartan interior defensive linemen … vs. Central Michigan (9/1): Earned the starting nod in the season opener against the Chippewas, playing 20 snaps … vs. Richmond (9/9): Tallied two tackles and a sack against the Spiders … vs. Washington (9/16): Posted a pair of tackles and a QB hurry before leaving the game due to injury … vs. Maryland (9/23): Recorded five tackles in 47 snaps in the conference opener … at Iowa (9/30): Logged three tackles and one pass break-up in the first road test of the season… at Rutgers (10/14): Tallied five tackles including one tackle for loss … vs. Michigan (10/21): Posted four tackles in 35 snaps in a start against the Wolverines … at Minnesota (10/28): Forced a fumble and added four tackles, getting in on one sack … vs. Nebraska (11/4): Posted two tackles with one TFL … at Ohio State (11/11): Logged four tackles in 49 snaps … at Indiana (11/18): Registered a season-high six stops in 47 snaps in the road win over the Hoosiers … vs. Penn State (11/24): Made three tackles in the season finale.
As A Redshirt Freshman At Michigan State (2022)
» CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-American Honorable Mention
Played in all 12 games, including five starts … On the field for a total of 468 snaps, the second-highest total among MSU defensive tackles … Tallied 30 tackles, three TFLs and two sacks … Per PFF, had the fourth-most quarterback pressures on the team (15) … vs. Western Michigan (9/2): Was in on 31 snaps in the season-opening win … vs. Akron (9/10): Made his first career start, posting two tackles with 0.5 sack and a fumble recovery in a shutout over the Zips … at Washington (9/17): Got the start against the Huskies, tallying a tackle and a pass break-up in 57 snaps … vs. Minnesota (9/24): Logged four tackles in playing 58 snaps … at Maryland (10/1): Had a career-high seven tackles, including one on a goal line stand, in 52 snaps after starting … vs. Ohio State (10/8): Logged five total tackles, including his first career solo sack, against the Buckeyes … vs. Wisconsin (10/15): Tallied three tackles and a quarterback hurry in 29 snaps against the Badgers … at Michigan (10/29): Played 18 snaps … at Illinois (11/5): Made three tackles and got in on one sack in 55 snaps … vs. Rutgers (11/12): Logged two tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win … vs. Indiana (11/19): Tallied one stop in 18 snaps … at Penn State (11/26): Recorded two solo tackles in the regular season finale while playing 28 snaps.
As A Freshman At Michigan State (2021)
Played in four games to preserve his redshirt season, totaling 36 snaps … Made his college debut against Youngstown State (9/11), playing 13 snaps … Played a season-high 15 snaps at Ohio State (11/20) … Recorded his first career tackle against Penn State (11/27).
High School
Ranked one of the top defensive tackle prospects in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com (No. 3), ESPN.com (No. 3) and 247Sports (No. 3) … Two-time First-team All-State selection … Listed among the best overall players in Michigan by ESPN.com (No. 18), 247Sports (No. 24), and Rivals.com (No. 33) … Rated one of the best defensive tackles in the nation by 247Sports (No. 47) and ESPN.com (No. 48) … Named one of the top 100 prospects in the Midwest by ESPN.com (No. 87) … Played for Coach Kevin Rogers at Loyola High School, starting on both the offensive and defensive line all four years … Named First Team All-State as a senior by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News … Also named to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-Detroit Team … Helped lead the Bulldogs (8-2) to a district title and a berth in the Division 7 regional finals as a senior in 2020, allowing just one sack to go along with 24 pancake blocks … Named to the Division 7-8 Associated Press and The Detroit News All-State First Team as a junior … Was also an Honorable Mention All-State selection in 2019 by the Detroit Free Press and a First Team selection to The Detroit News All-Detroit Team.
Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 21st overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft ... Gave Oregon six straight years with a first-round pick, following Bo Nix (2023), Christian Gonzalez (2022), Kayvon Thibodeaux (2021), Penei Sewell (2020) and Justin Herbert (2019) ... First Duck ever to be taken by the Steelers in the first round ... Teamed up with Josh Conerly Jr. (No. 29, Washington Commanders) to give the Ducks multiple first-round picks in the same year for the fourth time in program history (2015, 2013, 1972).
As A Redshirt Junior (2024)
» The Sporting News All-America second team
» FWAA All-America second team
» Associated Press All-America second team
» All-Big Ten second team (media)
» All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
» Reese's Senior Bowl Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7)
Started all 14 games for the Ducks while earning second-team all-America honors from three outlets … Also an all-Big Ten second-team selection by the media and a third-team selection by the leagues coaches … Racked up a career-high 10.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks while finishing the season with 45 total tackles (27 solo) … Also broke up four passes, forced two fumbles and recovered a pair of fumbles … Eight games with at least 1.0 tackle for loss, and three games with multiple TFLs … Made at least one tackle in 13 of 14 games and had 11 multi-tackle performances … Led all FBS interior defensive linemen with 55 total pressures generated, according to Pro Football Focus, 11 more than any other player … 55 pressures generated tied for 12th-most among all FBS players … Credited with at least three pressures generated in 13 of 14 games, including five games with at least five pressures … Earned an 83.9 overall grade from PFF, 13th-best among FBS interior defensive linemen … 86.3 pass-rush grade from PFF tied for No. 4 among all FBS interior defensive linemen … vs. Idaho (Aug. 31): Impressed in Oregon debut with a season-high five total tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble … Credited by PFF with five pressures … vs. Boise State (Sept. 7): Racked up a season-high eight pressures while making four tackles and breaking up a pass … Earned a season-best 93.1 pass-rush grade from PFF … at UCLA (Sept. 28): Finished with five total tackles, 1.5 TFLs and half a sack … Credited with four pressures … vs. Michigan State (Oct. 4): Notched a sack and generated five pressures against his former school … vs. No. 2 Ohio State (Oct. 12): Earned a season-high 89.4 overall grade and a season-high 95.0 run-defense grade from PFF while helping Oregon to one of the most significant regular-season wins in program history … Forced a fumble and recovered a fumble while making three tackles … at Purdue (Oct. 18): Registered a TFL for the third time in four games … at Michigan (Nov. 2): Recorded a TFL and a pass breakup with four total tackles … vs. Maryland (Nov. 9): Matched season high with five total tackles while generating five pressures … vs. Washington (Nov. 30): Recovered a fumble and picked up a sack in final game at Autzen Stadium … Generated five pressures … vs. No. 3 Penn State (Dec. 7): Second straight game with a sack while helping Oregon to the Big Ten Championship … vs. No. 8 Ohio State (Jan. 1): Generated three pressures with an 86.2 overall grade and a 90.0 run-defense grade in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game … Led the Ducks with 2.0 TFLs.
As A Redshirt Sophomore At Michigan State (2023)
Played in all 12 games, making 10 starts … Recorded a career-high 40 tackles, the most among Michigan State defensive linemen … Also had a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Played a total of 475 snaps, the most of all Spartan interior defensive linemen … vs. Central Michigan (9/1): Earned the starting nod in the season opener against the Chippewas, playing 20 snaps … vs. Richmond (9/9): Tallied two tackles and a sack against the Spiders … vs. Washington (9/16): Posted a pair of tackles and a QB hurry before leaving the game due to injury … vs. Maryland (9/23): Recorded five tackles in 47 snaps in the conference opener … at Iowa (9/30): Logged three tackles and one pass break-up in the first road test of the season… at Rutgers (10/14): Tallied five tackles including one tackle for loss … vs. Michigan (10/21): Posted four tackles in 35 snaps in a start against the Wolverines … at Minnesota (10/28): Forced a fumble and added four tackles, getting in on one sack … vs. Nebraska (11/4): Posted two tackles with one TFL … at Ohio State (11/11): Logged four tackles in 49 snaps … at Indiana (11/18): Registered a season-high six stops in 47 snaps in the road win over the Hoosiers … vs. Penn State (11/24): Made three tackles in the season finale.
As A Redshirt Freshman At Michigan State (2022)
» CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-American Honorable Mention
Played in all 12 games, including five starts … On the field for a total of 468 snaps, the second-highest total among MSU defensive tackles … Tallied 30 tackles, three TFLs and two sacks … Per PFF, had the fourth-most quarterback pressures on the team (15) … vs. Western Michigan (9/2): Was in on 31 snaps in the season-opening win … vs. Akron (9/10): Made his first career start, posting two tackles with 0.5 sack and a fumble recovery in a shutout over the Zips … at Washington (9/17): Got the start against the Huskies, tallying a tackle and a pass break-up in 57 snaps … vs. Minnesota (9/24): Logged four tackles in playing 58 snaps … at Maryland (10/1): Had a career-high seven tackles, including one on a goal line stand, in 52 snaps after starting … vs. Ohio State (10/8): Logged five total tackles, including his first career solo sack, against the Buckeyes … vs. Wisconsin (10/15): Tallied three tackles and a quarterback hurry in 29 snaps against the Badgers … at Michigan (10/29): Played 18 snaps … at Illinois (11/5): Made three tackles and got in on one sack in 55 snaps … vs. Rutgers (11/12): Logged two tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win … vs. Indiana (11/19): Tallied one stop in 18 snaps … at Penn State (11/26): Recorded two solo tackles in the regular season finale while playing 28 snaps.
As A Freshman At Michigan State (2021)
Played in four games to preserve his redshirt season, totaling 36 snaps … Made his college debut against Youngstown State (9/11), playing 13 snaps … Played a season-high 15 snaps at Ohio State (11/20) … Recorded his first career tackle against Penn State (11/27).
High School
Ranked one of the top defensive tackle prospects in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com (No. 3), ESPN.com (No. 3) and 247Sports (No. 3) … Two-time First-team All-State selection … Listed among the best overall players in Michigan by ESPN.com (No. 18), 247Sports (No. 24), and Rivals.com (No. 33) … Rated one of the best defensive tackles in the nation by 247Sports (No. 47) and ESPN.com (No. 48) … Named one of the top 100 prospects in the Midwest by ESPN.com (No. 87) … Played for Coach Kevin Rogers at Loyola High School, starting on both the offensive and defensive line all four years … Named First Team All-State as a senior by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News … Also named to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-Detroit Team … Helped lead the Bulldogs (8-2) to a district title and a berth in the Division 7 regional finals as a senior in 2020, allowing just one sack to go along with 24 pancake blocks … Named to the Division 7-8 Associated Press and The Detroit News All-State First Team as a junior … Was also an Honorable Mention All-State selection in 2019 by the Detroit Free Press and a First Team selection to The Detroit News All-Detroit Team.
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