Career Summary
Three-year letterwinner at Harvard (2022-25) … played in 31 games during his undergrad career at Harvard, starting 21 … named All-Ivy League Honorable Mention in 2025.
2025 (Harvard)
Appeared in and started all 11 games during his senior campaign … helped Harvard to a 9-2 record and a berth in the FCS Playoffs … named to the All-Ivy League Fourth Team by Phil Steele … was an All-Ivy League honorable mention … repeated as a CSC Academic All-District honoree.
2024 (Harvard)
Started all 10 games … earned CSC Academic All-District honors … Harvard went 8-2.
2023 (Harvard)
Played in all 10 games during his second year at Harvard … helped the Crimson to an 8-2 record.
2022 (Harvard)
Did not see game action in his true freshman season.
High School
Attended Mercer Island HS and Choate Rosemary Hall … played every position on the offensive line … was team captain at Mercer Island … two-time all-league selection … helped Choate Rosemary Hall win a NEPSAC title in 2022.
Personal
Full name: Derek James Osman … parents are Andy and Frances … plans on enrolling in the Pre-MBA Studies Certificate Program at UCLA … earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard in economics, with a secondary in government …aspires to play in the NFL and then enter the realm of venture capital … hobbies and interests include venture capital, investing, music, and languages … admires Marcus Abbott … decided to attend UCLA because “it’s the best place in the world to play college football” … cites winning three Ivy League Championships as his top pre-UCLA athletic highlight … if he wasn’t playing football, he’d choose a career as a lumberjack … his “why” is the pursuit of excellence.