Kolby Deringer

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Kolby Deringer

No. 54 – Kansas City Coyotes
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1999-03-17)March 17, 1999 (aged 63) Slidell, LA
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:	Marshall High (TX)
College:	University of Texas
ISFL Draft:	2024  / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
Kansas City Coyotes (2023 (S8)) San Jose Sabercats (2024 (S9)–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career DSFL statistics as of 8
Tackles: 76 Sacks: 12 Forced Fumbles: 3 Pass Deflections: 6 Interceptions: 2

Kolby Deringer (born March 17, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the San Jose Sabercats of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). He played college football for the University of Texas before entering the professional ranks in 2023 (S8), going 10th in the 2023 DSFL Draft (S8) to the Kansas City Coyotes.

Early years

Deringer was born in Slidell, Louisiana, along Lake Pontchartrain and near the border to Mississippi. He attended high school at Marshall High in Marshall, Texas, where he and his family moved to after their displacement from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Their family settled in with his grandparents and connected with the Catholic church in the city as well, maintaining continuity with their faith roots from the community they left behind in Louisiana.

College career

Deringer completed four years at the University of Texas, earning a bachelor's in business finance. He led the team in tackles and sacks his junior and senior seasons, earning all-Big 12 freshman honors and all-Big 12 honors his remaining years (second-team sophomore season, first-team junior and senior seasons). Additionally, his senior season, he led a fierce Longhorns unit which allowed an average of 12.5 points per game and helped carry Texas to a Big 12 championship. Though they were not selected to that season's College Football Playoff due to a surprising loss to Oklahoma State, they were chosen for the Cotton Bowl against Michigan, which they won and where Deringer was named MVP after returning two turnovers for touchdowns.

College career statistics

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety
2019 (S4)	TEX	13	63	2	65	7	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
2020 (S5)	TEX	13	66	3	69	7	2	0	0	0	0	6	0
2021 (S6)	TEX	14	80	6	86	9	2	0	0	0	0	5	0
2022 (S7)	TEX	14	96	3	99	15	3	1	1	2	1	9	0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m)	9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m)	4.47 s	4.40 s	7.10 s	28.8 in (0.73 m)	10 ft 3.9 in (3.15 m)	12 reps	36
NSFL S9 Scouting Combine

DSFL Career

Deringer has played one season so far for the Kansas City Coyotes. He was drafted 10th overall in the Season 8 Draft, the first of four linebackers in the class who all went in consecutive order. Though issues kept him off the field during his first three games, save for special teams, he shone in his first full game, racking up 6 tackles, forcing a fumble and recovering the same fumble against the Norfolk Seawolves. He picked up the first of five Defensive Player of the Game honors during the regular season in a Week 9 win over the Tijuana Luchadores with 7 tackles, 2 sacks and a forced fumble. He tied for second in sacks with 12 and led the league in forced fumbles with 3.

Deringer opted to return a second year to the DSFL as part of his class's decision to return for another chance to win the Ultimini after they fell in the Season 8 championship game to Tijuana 21-20 on a last-second field goal.

Career statistics			Tackles			Sacks	Interceptions		Other
Season	Team	Games	Reg	TFL	Total	Sack	Int	IntTD	DefTD	FFum	FRec	PD	Safety	DPotG
2023 (S8)	KCC	14	76	0	76	12	2	0	0	3	1	6	0	5