De'Arre McDonald
De'Arre McDonald
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. De'Arre McDonald has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Middle Tennessee. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Delaware, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 29 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 18 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 48 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 13 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 14–13
at Nevada
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (19 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #119
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Roland-Wallace’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Elias Larry's senior season at Colorado State (2024).
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