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American football player (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derrek Tuszka (born July 11, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Dakota State.
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Born: | Warner, South Dakota, U.S. | July 11, 1996||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Warner | ||||||
College: | North Dakota State (2015–2019) | ||||||
Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 7 / pick: 254 | ||||||
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Tuszka attended Warner High School in Warner, South Dakota. He committed to North Dakota State on April 22, 2014.[1]
Tuszka played college football at North Dakota State where he was a three-year starter.[2] As a senior in 2019, he recorded 48 tackles including 19 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and five passes defensed. Tuszka was named a Football Championship Subdivision first-team All-American as well as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year. In his collegiate career he started 34 of the 53 games in which he appeared and compiled 133 tackles, 42 tackles for loss, 29.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and six passes defensed.[3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.79 s | 1.70 s | 2.78 s | 4.34 s | 6.87 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 24 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[4][5][6] |
Tuszka was selected by the Denver Broncos with the 254th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.[3] He was waived on September 5, 2020,[7] and was signed to the practice squad the following day.[8] He was elevated to the active roster on September 14 for the team's week 1 game against the Tennessee Titans,[9] and reverted to the practice squad the next day.[10] He was elevated again on September 19 for the team's week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad again after the game.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30, 2020.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on October 27, 2020, with a hamstring injury.[13] On December 12, 2020, Tuszka was activated off of injured reserve.[14]
On August 31, 2021, Tuszka was waived by the Broncos.[15]
On September 1, 2021, Tuszka was signed to the Steelers practice squad.[16] He was promoted on September 28, 2021.[17] He was released on September 1, 2022.[18]
On September 2, 2022, Tuszka was claimed off waivers by the Titans.[19] He was waived on September 26.[20]
On September 28, 2022, Tuszka was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Chargers.[21]
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