Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Derrick Maxey III
Junior safety on Georgia State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 170 lb · Atlanta, GA
Returning to Georgia State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1453 nationally · Signed with Coastal Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Georgia State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Coastal Carolina in 2023.
- Transferred from Coastal Carolina to Georgia State in 2024.
Derrick Maxey III
Erases the deep middle of the field. Coastal Carolina to Georgia State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 2 tackles against North Carolina A&T — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Coastal Carolina3-star out of Hapeville Charter
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Georgia State
Played his entire career under Dell McGee.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dell McGee — 6-20 over that span.
2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Georgia State2-0HC: Dell McGee · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #106 · 2026 recruiting class #84
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to C'Darius Kelley’s 2024 season.
81%match
Matches C'Darius on
Weight
Tackle volume
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Nicholson's sophomore season at Stanford (2025).
78%match
Matches Brandon on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
The secondary · Georgia State
- #7Deuce Walker33 tackles · 2025
- #32Tyson McCrary22 tackles · 2025
- #21Derrick Maxey III17 tackles · 2025
- #3Demonte Gaston11 tackles · 2025
- #22Ty Snead2 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Georgia State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology