2022 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team
2022 - All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (Pro Football Focus)
2022 - All-Sun Belt Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
2020 - Freshman All-America Team (FWAA)
2020 - Freshman All-America Team (The Athletic)
2020 - All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
2020 - All-Sun Belt Conference First Team (Phil Steele)
2020 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Pro Football Focus)
2022-23: A third-team All-Sun Belt selection from the league and Pro Football Focus … Named fourth-team all-conference by Phil Steele … Played in 11 games, starting 10 … Had tallied 64 tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss … Led the team with 12 pass breakups … Had one interception … Returned to the starting lineup for the opener against Morgan State … Had two tackles in the win … Had four tackles in the win at Nebraska … Had a tackle at UAB … Had 10 tackles and two pass breakups against Ball State … Posted eight tackles and two pass breakups against Coastal Carolina … Missed the Georgia State game with an injury … Returned to start in the win over No. 25 James Madison, posting a team-high 12 tackles, including a sack, a quarterback hurry and three pass breakups … Had three stops and a pass break up in the win at Old Dominion … Posted five tackles and a pass break up against South Alabama … Had eight tackles and an interception at Louisiana … Had four stops against Marshall … Selected to wear the No. 0 jersey for that game … Posted seven tackles in the overtime win over App State … Made the Honor Roll in the fall … Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in December.
2021-22: Played in and started two games … Played 69 total snaps (67 on defense, two on special teams) … Posted five tackles on the season … Had four stops in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Had one tackle at Florida Atlantic before leaving the game with an injury … Had surgery on his pectoral muscle and missed the rest of the season.
2020-21: Played in and started all 13 games … Saw action on 818 total snaps (713 on defense, 105 on special teams) … Named to both the Football Writers Association of America and The Athletic’s Freshman All-American Team … A first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection by the league and Phil Steele, along with a second-team choice by Pro Football Focus … Recorded 48 tackles, including half a stop for loss, along with 10 pass break ups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Tied for the FBS lead and tied the school record with six interceptions … Made his first collegiate start in the opener against Campbell … Had five tackles in the win … Had seven tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup at Louisiana … Posted four stops at ULM … Had three tackles and his first career interception, that he returned 33 yards, against UMass … Had another interception against Coastal Carolina … Tallied four tackles and two pass breakups against South Alabama … Posted four tackles, two interceptions and a pass break up against Troy … Had two tackles and a pass break up against Texas State … Had two tackles and returned a fumble 22 yards for a touchdown at Army West Point … Had three tackles and three pass breakups at Georgia State … Posted five tackles, an interception and a pass break up against Florida Atlantic … Had two tackles and a pass break up against App State … Recorded three tackles and an interception against Louisiana Tech in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
2019-20: Played in four games, but was still able to redshirt … Saw action on 18 total snaps … Made his collegiate debut against ULM, playing three snaps on special teams … Played eight special teams snaps at Arkansas State and three against Georgia State … Saw action on special teams against Liberty in the Cure Bowl … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.
2018-19: An early enrollee at Georgia Southern … Went through spring practice with the Eagles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Evans High for Coach Lemuel Lackey … Ranked as the No. 268 cornerback in the country and the No. 207 player in Georgia by 247Sports … A first-team all-region selection and the Athlete of the Year for the 3-AAAAAA region … Named the county’s defensive player of the year … Tallied 61 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass breakups as a senior on defense to go along with 14 catches for 473 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 43 yards per catch … Selected for the Sixth Annual Border Bowl … Helped lead his team to a regional title as a junior … Had four interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, 14 pass breakups, a fumble recovery and 46 tackles as a junior …Was a dual enrollment student at Georgia Military College for three years.
PERSONAL: Born Derrick Trevon Canteen on April 2 in Killeen, TX … Son of Bridgett and Derrick Canteen … Has one sister, Alayah Canteen.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies
