Derrick McLendon II: LB · Colorado · #9.
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Derrick McLendon II
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Willie Taggart, Mike Norvell and Deion Sanders. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Utah — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
BroBible Oct 27
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colorado | 17 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 35 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | Florida State | 16 | 7 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | Florida State | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Florida State | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 76 | 40 | 14.0 | 7.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-42@ No. 17 TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-35vs Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-42@ No. 10 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-48vs No. 8 USC | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 43-46vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-28@ No. 23 UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-26vs No. 16 Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-56@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-23@ Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2023
W 27-24
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups17 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Pass share
57.2%
474 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
69.1
12 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
527 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #481 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Florida State and Colorado, 76 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, Mike Norvell and Deion Sanders.
