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Jersey Number 16
Derion Gullette
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Marlin, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Teague HS (Texas)
Career Notes
Played in 15 career games with two starts โฆ Following the 2025 season, had 40 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one PBU and 1.5 sacks.
ย
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in 10 games with two starts โฆ Tallied 38 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, 2 QB hurries and one pass breakup โฆ Season-high six tackles, twice โฆ at Southern Miss (8/30): Made his Mississippi State debut in the season opener against Southern Miss โฆ Set a new career high in stops with 4 tackles ... vs Arizona State (9/6): set a career high with seven tackles ... vs Alcorn State (9/13): Led the team with five tackles ... vs Texas (10/25): Made first career start โฆ Tallied his first ever sack ... tallied his first career tackles for loss ... third on the team in tackles ... at Arkansas (11/1): earned his first ever QB hurry ... was sixth on the team in tackles โฆ Second straight start ... vs Georgia (11/8): tied his career high in QB hurries for the second week in a row.
ย
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season โ Texas)
Played in five games with zero starts โฆ Made two tackles.
2023 (True Freshman Season โ Texas)
Did not play in any games โฆ Earned a redshirt.
High School
An all-state honoree โฆ missed his senior season at Teague due to injury โฆ attended Marlin High School in Texas prior to his senior year โฆ rated No. 61 nationally, No. 9 among edge players and No. 10 overall in the state of Texas by On3 โฆ ranked No. 123 nationally, No. 7 among outside linebackers and No. 22 overall in the state of Texas by Rivals โฆ rated No. 149 nationally, No. 14 among outside linebackers and No. 26 overall in the state of Texas by ESPN โฆ ranked No. 33 among edge players nationally and No. 56 overall in the state of Texas by 247Sports โฆ selected to the All-Southwest Region Team by Prepstar โฆ chosen to the 2022 Super Team First Team, the Texas Hot 100 and as a Top 10 linebacker by Dave Campbell's Texas Football โฆ named first-team 3A All-State as both a wide receiver and a punter by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2021 โฆ chosen Co-MVP of District 8-2A Division 1 and first-team all-district โฆ selected to the MaxPreps Small Town All-America Team โฆ tabbed to the Waco Tribune Super Centex First Team as a wide receiver โฆ recorded 125 tackles (63 solo), five tackles for loss, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and four passes defended, while catching 64 passes for 1,458 yards and (22.8 ypr) and 14 touchdowns, and rushing 13 times for 74 yards (5.7 ypc) and four touchdowns as a junior โฆ also punted 30 times for 1,343 yards for an average of 44.8 ypp with a long of 62, and 13 downed inside the 20, while kicking off eight times for 300 yards (37.5 ypk) and returning one punt for 54 yards โฆ recorded at least nine tackles in 11 games, while pulling in at least five catches and 100 receiving yards in eight games โฆ totaled 10 tackles with one tackle for loss, one interception, one pass defended on defense, while catching eight passes for 261 yards (32.6 ypc) and three touchdowns on offense, along with scoring a two-point conversion and punting twice for 86 yards (43.0 ypp) on special teams against Pieper โฆ notched a season-high 11 tackles with two tackles for loss and three passes defended on defense, while punting four times for 156 yards with two downed inside the 20 against Valley Mills โฆ collected 10 tackles on defense, caught three passes for 177 yards (59.0 ypc) and two touchdowns on offense and punted six times for 284 yards (47.3 ypp) with a long of 61 and two inside the 20 against Italy โฆ hauled in six receptions for 122 yards (20.3 ypc) and one touchdown, and rushed five times for 37 yards (7.4 ypc) and two touchdowns, along with booting a 61 yard punt against Kerens โฆ caught three touchdown passes and made seven tackles against Axtell โฆ generated 12 tackles with an 82-yard fumble recovery return touchdown, scored two two-point conversions, caught four passes for 108 yards and one touchdown, and punted once for 45 yards against Lindsay โฆ compiled eight receptions for 147 yards (18.4 ypr) and one touchdown, five rushes for 23 yards and another touchdown, a two-point conversion, three punts for 133 yards (44.3 ypp) and four tackles against Tolar โฆ helped Marlin to an 11-4 overall record, including a 4-1 district mark, and an appearance in the 2A Division 1 semifinals in 2021 โฆ played at quarterback as a sophomore at Marlin โฆ also participated in basketball and track and field in the shot put in high school.
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 7, vs. Arizona State (9/6/2025)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Sacks:ย 1.5, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
QB Hurries: 1, 2x, last vs. Georgia (11/8/2025)
Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Played in 15 career games with two starts โฆ Following the 2025 season, had 40 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one PBU and 1.5 sacks.
ย
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in 10 games with two starts โฆ Tallied 38 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, 2 QB hurries and one pass breakup โฆ Season-high six tackles, twice โฆ at Southern Miss (8/30): Made his Mississippi State debut in the season opener against Southern Miss โฆ Set a new career high in stops with 4 tackles ... vs Arizona State (9/6): set a career high with seven tackles ... vs Alcorn State (9/13): Led the team with five tackles ... vs Texas (10/25): Made first career start โฆ Tallied his first ever sack ... tallied his first career tackles for loss ... third on the team in tackles ... at Arkansas (11/1): earned his first ever QB hurry ... was sixth on the team in tackles โฆ Second straight start ... vs Georgia (11/8): tied his career high in QB hurries for the second week in a row.
ย
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season โ Texas)
Played in five games with zero starts โฆ Made two tackles.
2023 (True Freshman Season โ Texas)
Did not play in any games โฆ Earned a redshirt.
High School
An all-state honoree โฆ missed his senior season at Teague due to injury โฆ attended Marlin High School in Texas prior to his senior year โฆ rated No. 61 nationally, No. 9 among edge players and No. 10 overall in the state of Texas by On3 โฆ ranked No. 123 nationally, No. 7 among outside linebackers and No. 22 overall in the state of Texas by Rivals โฆ rated No. 149 nationally, No. 14 among outside linebackers and No. 26 overall in the state of Texas by ESPN โฆ ranked No. 33 among edge players nationally and No. 56 overall in the state of Texas by 247Sports โฆ selected to the All-Southwest Region Team by Prepstar โฆ chosen to the 2022 Super Team First Team, the Texas Hot 100 and as a Top 10 linebacker by Dave Campbell's Texas Football โฆ named first-team 3A All-State as both a wide receiver and a punter by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2021 โฆ chosen Co-MVP of District 8-2A Division 1 and first-team all-district โฆ selected to the MaxPreps Small Town All-America Team โฆ tabbed to the Waco Tribune Super Centex First Team as a wide receiver โฆ recorded 125 tackles (63 solo), five tackles for loss, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and four passes defended, while catching 64 passes for 1,458 yards and (22.8 ypr) and 14 touchdowns, and rushing 13 times for 74 yards (5.7 ypc) and four touchdowns as a junior โฆ also punted 30 times for 1,343 yards for an average of 44.8 ypp with a long of 62, and 13 downed inside the 20, while kicking off eight times for 300 yards (37.5 ypk) and returning one punt for 54 yards โฆ recorded at least nine tackles in 11 games, while pulling in at least five catches and 100 receiving yards in eight games โฆ totaled 10 tackles with one tackle for loss, one interception, one pass defended on defense, while catching eight passes for 261 yards (32.6 ypc) and three touchdowns on offense, along with scoring a two-point conversion and punting twice for 86 yards (43.0 ypp) on special teams against Pieper โฆ notched a season-high 11 tackles with two tackles for loss and three passes defended on defense, while punting four times for 156 yards with two downed inside the 20 against Valley Mills โฆ collected 10 tackles on defense, caught three passes for 177 yards (59.0 ypc) and two touchdowns on offense and punted six times for 284 yards (47.3 ypp) with a long of 61 and two inside the 20 against Italy โฆ hauled in six receptions for 122 yards (20.3 ypc) and one touchdown, and rushed five times for 37 yards (7.4 ypc) and two touchdowns, along with booting a 61 yard punt against Kerens โฆ caught three touchdown passes and made seven tackles against Axtell โฆ generated 12 tackles with an 82-yard fumble recovery return touchdown, scored two two-point conversions, caught four passes for 108 yards and one touchdown, and punted once for 45 yards against Lindsay โฆ compiled eight receptions for 147 yards (18.4 ypr) and one touchdown, five rushes for 23 yards and another touchdown, a two-point conversion, three punts for 133 yards (44.3 ypp) and four tackles against Tolar โฆ helped Marlin to an 11-4 overall record, including a 4-1 district mark, and an appearance in the 2A Division 1 semifinals in 2021 โฆ played at quarterback as a sophomore at Marlin โฆ also participated in basketball and track and field in the shot put in high school.
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 7, vs. Arizona State (9/6/2025)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Sacks:ย 1.5, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
QB Hurries: 1, 2x, last vs. Georgia (11/8/2025)
Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
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