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Jersey Number 2
De'Arre McDonald
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, TN
- High School:
- Oakland
Bio
2024 (r-Senior)
• Played in seven games and had two starts
• Finished the year with 10 tackles, including a sack, an interception and a forced fumble
• Was in on 165 total snaps
• Collected three solo tackles in win over Tennessee Tech (29 snaps)
• Did not play at Ole Miss, WKU, Duke or Memphis due to an injury
• Returned against LA Tech and had a sack and a forced fumble in 32 plays
• Started in win over KSU and had three solo tackles and an interception
• Did not play against NMSU
2023 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 12 games and had four starts
• Finished the year with 18 tackles, including 3.5 TFLs, a sack and six pass breakups
• Averaged 40 snaps played per game
• Had two solo tackles and two pass breakups at Missouri
• Registered six tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack against Colorado State
• Turned in two stops at WKU to go along with a TFL and a pass breakup
• Collected two tackles and a pass breakup against LA Tech
• Had three solo stops, including a TFL in win over UTEP
2022 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 13 games
• Had four total tackles on the season
• Was in on 177 total snaps, including a season-high 23 against WKU
• Graded out a winner from the coaches 12 times
• Had two solo stops at Miami
2021 (r-Freshman at Cincinnati)
• Played in one game against Tulane
2020 (Freshman at Cincinnati)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Composite Three-star recruit is listed as one of the Top-15 players in the state of Tennessee and Top 34 corners in the 2020 signing class
• Prepped for Coach Kevin Creasy at Oakland HS in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Helped lead Oakland to a 13-1 record and Class 6A semifinal berth in 2019, recording 31 tackles, two interceptions, eight pass deflections and a blocked punt
• Also tallied 210 receiving yards and five touchdowns
• Named to the The Tennessean's 2019 preseason All-Midstate football team
• Ranked No. 5 on The Tennessean's Dandy Dozen
• Earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association First-Team Class 6A All-State, All-Region 3-6A and First-Team All-Area honors in 2018 following a season where he recorded 38 tackles, six interceptions, seven PBUs and four tackles for a loss
• Also named to the Murfreesboro Post/Main Street Preps All-Rutherford County football team
• Oakland had a 14-1 record and won the Class 6A state championship
• Also played basketball for Oakland
• Originally from the Detroit Area
Personal
• Full name: De’Arre Trevon McDonald
• Parents: Charles McDonald and Latresha McDonald
• Born: 6/24/01
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Played in seven games and had two starts
• Finished the year with 10 tackles, including a sack, an interception and a forced fumble
• Was in on 165 total snaps
• Collected three solo tackles in win over Tennessee Tech (29 snaps)
• Did not play at Ole Miss, WKU, Duke or Memphis due to an injury
• Returned against LA Tech and had a sack and a forced fumble in 32 plays
• Started in win over KSU and had three solo tackles and an interception
• Did not play against NMSU
2023 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 12 games and had four starts
• Finished the year with 18 tackles, including 3.5 TFLs, a sack and six pass breakups
• Averaged 40 snaps played per game
• Had two solo tackles and two pass breakups at Missouri
• Registered six tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack against Colorado State
• Turned in two stops at WKU to go along with a TFL and a pass breakup
• Collected two tackles and a pass breakup against LA Tech
• Had three solo stops, including a TFL in win over UTEP
2022 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 13 games
• Had four total tackles on the season
• Was in on 177 total snaps, including a season-high 23 against WKU
• Graded out a winner from the coaches 12 times
• Had two solo stops at Miami
2021 (r-Freshman at Cincinnati)
• Played in one game against Tulane
2020 (Freshman at Cincinnati)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Composite Three-star recruit is listed as one of the Top-15 players in the state of Tennessee and Top 34 corners in the 2020 signing class
• Prepped for Coach Kevin Creasy at Oakland HS in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Helped lead Oakland to a 13-1 record and Class 6A semifinal berth in 2019, recording 31 tackles, two interceptions, eight pass deflections and a blocked punt
• Also tallied 210 receiving yards and five touchdowns
• Named to the The Tennessean's 2019 preseason All-Midstate football team
• Ranked No. 5 on The Tennessean's Dandy Dozen
• Earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association First-Team Class 6A All-State, All-Region 3-6A and First-Team All-Area honors in 2018 following a season where he recorded 38 tackles, six interceptions, seven PBUs and four tackles for a loss
• Also named to the Murfreesboro Post/Main Street Preps All-Rutherford County football team
• Oakland had a 14-1 record and won the Class 6A state championship
• Also played basketball for Oakland
• Originally from the Detroit Area
Personal
• Full name: De’Arre Trevon McDonald
• Parents: Charles McDonald and Latresha McDonald
• Born: 6/24/01
• Major: Integrated Studies
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