Completed Event: Football versus Weber State on August 30, 2025 , Win , 45, to, 10


2015 as a Redshirt Senior: Played in all 12 games, serving as long snapper for both punts and field goals. Did not have one botched snap all season.
2014 as a Redshirt Junior: Played in all 13 games... Served as the long snapper for both punts and field goals.
2013 as a Redshirt Sophomore: Played in all 12 games... Served as JMU's long snapper and played primarily on special teams... Had two tackles, including one solo.
2012 as a Redshirt Freshman: Played in six games... Had three receptions for 53 yards... Also made one tackle on special teams... Made first collegiate catch, a nine-yard reception, against West Virginia (Sept. 15)... Career-long, 37-yard reception in the win at Rhode Island (Sept. 22).
2011 as a Freshman: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility.
High School: Three-year starter at wide receiver for Coach Mike Williams at Manheim Central... Led Manheim Central to an 8-4 mark his senior year and the team’s 19th straight season in the district playoffs... Hauled in 33 catches for team highs of 670 yards and 10 touchdowns, earning Lancaster-Lebanon League Football Coaches Wide Receiver of the Year and First Team honors... As a junior, helped the team to the Class AAA title game, scoring the Barons’ only touchdown in the state championship... Had more than 20 receptions for over 300 yards as a junior... Also a three-year varsity basketball letter winner... One of the top high jumpers in the state of Pennsylvania, having cleared 6-8 as a junior... Honor Roll student all four years.
Personal: Full name is Derek Justin Hart... Majoring in integrated science and technology.