Dedrick Mackey

Junior cornerback for Purdue. 2021: 3 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 36 tackles.

CB · Purdue · Jr. · #1

5′11″ · 185 lb · Miami, FL

CFB Index 30 · #284 of 321 cornersLow confidencePurdue 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 696 nationally · Signed with Purdue

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 cornerback for Purdue. 2021: 3 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 36 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Purdue, 100 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Signed with Purdue3-star out of Booker T. Washington

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#696 national

CFB

College

Purdue

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Jeff Brohm

Purdue

Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 21-23 over that span.

2018Purdue6-7HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

2019Purdue4-8HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

2020Purdue2-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-heavy

2021Purdue9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #284 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (90th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#36 / 824 · 90th pct

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#638 / 2743 · 76th pct

Tackles#1084 / 2743 · 60th pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road6g	3.3	0.3	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #284 of 321 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #284 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Purdue	36	29	2.0	0.0	3	3	--
2020	Purdue	16	15	1.0	0.0	2	--	--
2019	Purdue	40	33	3.0	1.0	7	3	--
2018	Purdue	8	6	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		100	83	6.0	1.0	13	6	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-21vs Oregon State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 49-0@ UConn	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 13-27@ Notre Dame	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 13-9vs Illinois	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 13-20vs Minnesota	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 24-7@ Iowa	5	5	1.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 8	L 13-30vs Wisconsin	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 28-23@ Nebraska	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 40-29vs Michigan State	—	—	—	—	1	—
Wk 11	L 31-59@ Ohio State	6	6	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 12	W 32-14@ Northwestern	2	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 13	W 44-7vs Indiana	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		36	29	2.0	0.0	3	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Dedrick Mackey

2017

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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