De'Arre McDonald is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Middle Tennessee.
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Middle Tennessee. On tape: 6 tackles against Delaware, Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 14-13@ Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-24@ Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-22vs Missouri State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-31@ Delaware | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24vs Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-56vs Florida International | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-42@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-17vs Sam Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
61.3%
495 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
67.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
547 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #268 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #16 of 19 Conference USA CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Luke Fickell, Rick Stockstill and Derek Mason.
