9Derek Ganter Jr.
S · RS JR/TR
4-JRTRANSFER
Eastern Washington → Boise State
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Bio
Derek Ganter Jr. is a safety from Pasadena, CA, who attended Arcadia High School before playing at Eastern Washington. As a redshirt freshman in 2024, he appeared in all 12 games with eight starts and led the Eagles with 95 total tackles, including 55 solo. He earned Phil Steele Freshman All-American First Team honors along with All-Big Sky Second Team recognition. In his redshirt sophomore season at Eastern Washington in 2025, Ganter played in all 14 games with two starts. He transferred to Boise State as a redshirt junior, where he recorded 27 total tackles and 17 solo tackles in 2025 while earning Academic All-Mountain West honors. From Arcadia HS · Pasadena, CA.
Derek Ganter Jr. started 2 of 14 games in 2025 and appeared in 14.
Player information
ClassRedshirt JuniorHeight6'0"Weight210 lbHometownPasadena, CAHigh schoolArcadia HSConferencePac-12Previous schoolEastern WashingtonTransfer year2026
Production · 2026 · 1 GP
Defense
7
TACKLES
0
TFL
0
SACKS
Coverage & havoc
0
INT
1
PBU
0
QB HUR
Career path
ARCADIA HSPasadena, CA
EASTERN WASHINGTON2023 – 2024
BOISE STATE2025 — present
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