DERREK TUSZKA 6-5 246 DE
Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year and fifth in voting for STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award presented to the national defensive player of the year...Earned first team All-America honors from STATS, HERO Sports, Associated Press, Phil Steele, Athlon Sports and the Walter Camp Football Foundation...Second team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association...Selected to the East-West Shrine Bowl...Started 15 games, missing only the home game with Missouri State...Recorded tackles for loss in 13 of 15 games played...Tied for fifth in school single-season history with a team-high 19.0 tackles for loss of 104 yards...His 13.5 sacks and 92 yards were fourth most in NDSU single-season history...Also had five pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries...Totaled 48 tackles on the season with nearly half (23) going for lost yardage