Florida State University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Derrick McLendon II
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Decatur, Ga.
- Weight:
- 255
- High School:
- Tucker
2022
Played in all 13 games with 12 starts…recorded 37 tackles, including 5.0 for loss with 3.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and three quarterback hurries…earned team’s Bill McGrotha Award…made career-high eight tackles, including 1.0 sack, vs. No. 4 Clemson…registered three solo tackles, 1.0 sack, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry in 35-31 win at Louisville…fumble recovery ended Cardinals’ drive inside red zone and was returned 15 yards…had five tackles, 0.5 sack, and one quarterback hurry in 45-38 victory vs. Florida…recorded five tackles and one quarterback hurry in 44-14 win vs. Boston College…made two solo tackles, 1.0 sack, at No. 14 NC State…had one tackle in season-opening 47-7 win vs. Duquesne…made two tackles in 24-23 win vs. LSU…recorded three tackles, 0.5 for loss, vs. No. 22 Wake Forest…made three tackles in 45-3 victory at Miami…had 1.0 sack in 38-3 win at Syracuse…registered one tackle in 41-16 win vs. Georgia Tech and in 49-17 win vs. Louisiana…made two tackles in 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl victory vs. Oklahoma.
2021:
Appeared in all 12 games…recorded 16 tackles, including 4.5 for loss with 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…posted career-high 1.5 tackles for loss in back-to-back games…recorded two tackles, 1.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, and one forced fumble vs. Jacksonville State…forced fumble vs. Gamecocks led to FSU’s first touchdown…made career-high four tackles, including career-best 1.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry at Wake Forest…registered solo stop in season opener vs. No. 9 Notre Dame…made one tackle vs. Louisville…recorded one tackle, 0.5 sack, vs. UMass…had three tackles at Clemson…made one solo stop vs. North Carolina State…registered first collegiate fumble recovery vs. Miami…fumble recovery vs. Hurricanes led to FSU touchdown on next play for 14-0 lead…recorded two solo tackles, including 1.0 sack, at Boston College…had one tackle in season finale at Florida.
2020:
Played in all nine games and recorded seven tackles, including 2.5 for loss…had season-best two solo tackles, 1.0 for loss, vs. Pitt…made solo tackle in season opener vs. Georgia Tech…had one tackle at No. 12 Miami…registered solo tackle for loss in 31-28 victory vs. No. 5 North Carolina…had 0.5 tackle for loss at North Carolina State…recorded solo tackle in 56-35 win vs. Duke.
2019:
Appeared in four games and was credited with 0.5 tackle for loss…registered first career tackle in 35-17 victory vs. Syracuse…also saw action vs. North Carolina State, at No. 2 Clemson and at Wake Forest…redshirted 2019 season.
BEFORE FSU:
Versatile defensive line prospect with ability to line up at either side…shows tremendous ability as pass rusher and run stopper…rated as four-star weak side defensive end by Rivals and ESPN…ranked as No. 19 weak side defensive end in the country by Rivals and 37th by 247Sports…prior to his senior season, named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution AAAAAA preseason all-state team…finished his high school career with 85 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks…as a senior, totaled 35 tackles and led the team with 6.0 sacks despite playing only eight games…chose the Seminoles over Florida and North Carolina State among many scholarship offers.
