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2024 Football Roster

Derek Livingston
Derek Livingston

43 Thomas Cook

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 212
  • Position LB
  • Class Senior
  • Letters 3
  • Major Finance
  • Hometown Overland Park, Kan.
  • Prev School Blue Valley West High School

Biography

General: Completed his fifth season in the Pitt State program in 2024 ... A hard wokring linebacker that was a major contributor his senior season.

2024: Appeared in 11 games for the Gorillas, starting in six at linebacker ... Named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3) ... Finished the season with 61 tackles (27 solo), 3.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, three PBUs, two quarterback hurries, a fumble recovery and forced fumble ... Recorded nine tackles against Central Missouri (Nov. 2) and Harding (Nov. 23).

2023: Appeared in all 13 games for the Gorillas… logged 19 tackles (nine solo) and registered one fumble recovery.

2022: Saw action in nine games in a reserve role… posted 12 tackles (seven solo) on the year.

2021: Appeared in six games in a reserve role… made four tackles (two solo) on the season.

2020: Did not see any action during the Covid-19 shortened season.

HS: A first-team Kansas Class 6A All-State selection as a senior at Blue Valley West High School in 2019… a finalist for the Class 6A defensive player of the year… also a first-team All-Eastern Kansas League honoree… a 2020 Kansas Shrine Bowl selection.

Personal: Born March 28, 2002… son of Patrick and Lori Cook… A five-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll… has a 3.46 GPA as a finance major.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2020Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 215 lbs
    43
  • 35

    2021Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 209 lbs
    35
  • 43

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 209 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 213 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2024Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 212 lbs
    43