Derek McDonald

LB · #15 · North Carolina · GR · 6'4" · 240 · Atlanta, GA

Transferred from SYR · Projected MLB starter

6 2025 tackles

0 · 0 2025 sacks · TFL

0 2025 INT + PD

42 Career games (28 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2025	Syracuse	5	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
2024	Syracuse	13	7	54	0	1	0	0	1
2023	Syracuse	13	12	63	2.5	2	0	0	0
2022	Syracuse	9	8	18	1	0	1	1	1
2021	Syracuse	2	0

Tackles per game 1.2 40

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 8.3% 90

Line yards per carry allowed 2.1 79

Sack rate 7.3% 79

with Syracuse

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W2	CONN	4

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2021 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2021 board

#1439 DJ Herman LB · Bishop Gorman SDSU

#1439 Ilaisa Gonebure DL · Rocklin SDSU

#1439

Derek McDonald TE · Marist School SYR

#1439 Devonte Wilson CB · Robert F. Munroe Day School KU

#1439 Trey Staley LB · Brookwood KU

TEs in the class

#73 Joey Bearns III St. Frances Academy MD

#74 Matt Lauter Torrey Pines BSU

#75

Derek McDonald Marist School SYR

#76

Bryce Butler St. John's College OHIO

#77

2025 · 0th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 45th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.