Gridiron Core
Derek McDonald
North CarolinaLBActive· Sep 29

Derek McDonald

Linebacker · Sr. · 6'4" · 240 lbs

Class
Senior
at 2022
Measurements
6'4" · 240 lb
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
2026 Games
8
North Carolina
2026 Season8 games
Tackles14
Solo10
TFL—
Sacks0.0
FF1
PD1
INT0

CollegeFootballData · ESPN

Depth Chart Role

No published depth chart lists Derek McDonald. Nothing here infers one from his statistics.

Recent Games
Statistics
TacklesDisruption
DateOpponentResultTOTSOLOASTTFLSACKHURFFPDINT
Aug 29vsTCU Horned FrogsW10–151147—0—000
Sep 12vsEast Tennessee State BuccaneersW35–3312—0—000
Sep 19@Clemson TigersL20–281055—0—010
Total3 games241014—0—010
Career Path
2022–2025

28 games · 3 seasons · 113 tkl · 2.5 sack

2026

3 games · 24 tkl · 1 PD

Recruiting Profile

No recruiting record is on file for Derek McDonald. A walk-on and a player nobody rated look identical from here, so neither is claimed.

Availability
Active

ESPN, read Sep 29, 4:16 PM · no free source publishes a report time for a college availability, so this is when GIC last read it

Awards & Honours

No honours are on file. Conference and national awards are announced by the bodies that give them and published by no free feed, so none is inferred from a stat line.

NewsTeam news

No recent story names Derek McDonald. His programme’s news is a click away rather than reprinted here as his.

Data Provenance
8 fields, 1 source— show
  • Jersey number15ESPNverified Sep 29
  • PositionLBESPNverified Sep 29
  • ClassSRESPNverified Sep 29
  • Height6'4"ESPNverified Sep 29
  • Weight240 lbESPNverified Sep 29
  • HometownAtlantaESPNverified Sep 29
  • Home stateGAESPNverified Sep 29
  • Headshoton fileESPNverified Sep 29