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Jersey Number 51
Derek Joiner
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Grandview HS
As a Freshman (2024)
High School
Personal
- Fall 2024 Dean's List honoree (3.5+ GPA)
- Appeared in two games
- Four snaps played across two games
- Two snaps at left guard vs. Rice (Sept. 14)
- Two snaps on FG/XP kick at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30)
- Made collegiate debut vs. Rice
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Kansas City Star Scholar-Athlete High School Award Winner
- Nation's No. 72 interior offensive lineman (247Sports)
- Missouri's No. 20 overall player (247Sports)
- 3.88 GPA ranked 12th in class of 229
- Four-time all-conference offensive lineman
- Three-time all-district offensive lineman
- Three-time academic all-state
- Two-time first-team all-state offensive lineman
- Played both sides of line of scrimmage as junior
- Three-sport athlete (football, wrestling and track and field)
- Four letters in track
- Three-year all-conference honoree in track
- 46 feet, 8 inches, in shot put as sophomore
- 125 feet, 6 ½ inches in discus as sophomore
- 2024 Wrestling heavyweight state champion
- All-state heavy weight wrestler
- Placed at state all three years
- Two-time shotput state champion (2023-24)
- Top six finisher as sophomore in 285-pound weight class in Missouri Class 3
- National Honor Society member
- Student Government member
- Senior class president
- President of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- Homecoming king
Personal
- Hobbies: lifting, fishing, family time and video games
- Dream job: football coach or athletic trainer
- Something most people don’t know: has a pug named Gus
- Hidden talent: good at Fortnite
- Father, Dan, played football at Southeast Missouri State
- Brother, Danny, plays tight end at Southeast Missouri State (2022-present)
- Chose UH to play for Coach Fritz – one-of-a-kind coach and person
- One word to describe himself on the field: nasty
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
- Biggest motivation for working hard: family and he’s extremely competitive
- Highlight of life thus far: opportunity to play in Big 12
- Best advice: bite down and work
- Sports hero: his brother – showed him how to outwork people and be nasty on field
- Most memorable athletic feat: state title in wrestling and track during same year (’24)
- Unique fact: three-sport high school athlete
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. West Virginia
Saturday, November 01
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews West Virginia
Monday, October 27
Postgame Press Conference: at #24 Arizona State
Saturday, October 25
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Arizona State
Monday, October 20
