Derek McDonald#15

LB · Sr · 6'4" 230 lbs · Atlanta, GA

Recruit: class of 2021 · ★★★ · rating 0.841 · national #1439

Ahead of his recruiting profile: recruits like him who played that year typically rated 68 in their fourth college season; he is at 70 (+2).

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here1

W/ pos. coach1

Starts here5

What the rating is made of · percentile vs all seasons since 2016weight in the rating

TFL per game0.26130%

INT + PBU per game0.17724%

Sacks + hurries per game0.14118%

Tackles per game5.99415%

Team defense while he started (opponent-adjusted, est.)0.28613%

Season	Team	G	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
2021	Syracuse	2	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Syracuse	9	41	2	1	1	2
2023	Syracuse	13	61	4	2.5	0	1
2024	Syracuse	13	50	0.5	0	0	0
2025	Syracuse	4	6	0	0	0	0
2026	North Carolina	5	48	1	0	0	1

Wk	Opponent	Result	Start	Tkl	TFL	INT	PD
1	@ TCU	W 15-10	✓	11	0	—	0
2	vs East Tennessee State	W 35-3	✓	3	0	—	0
3	@ Clemson	L 20-28	✓	10	0	—	1
5	vs Notre Dame	L 26-37	✓	12	0	—	0
6	@ Pittsburgh	W 21-17	✓	12	1	—	0