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    DerekMcDonald

    North Carolina Tar Heels
    • North Carolina Tar Heels
    • #15
    • Linebacker
    • Class
      Senior
    • HT/WT
      1.93 m, 108 kg
    • Birthplace
      Atlanta, GA
    • Status
      Active

    2026 season stats

    • SOLO
      29
      SACK
      0
      FF
      1
      INT
      0
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    Career Stats

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    Recent Games

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    DateOPPResultTOTSOLOASTSACK
    Sat 10/3vsND3ND
    L
    37-26
    13670
    Sat 10/10@PITT25PITT
    W
    21-17
    12480
    Sun 10/18@DUKEDUKE
    W
    24-20
    7160
    Sun 10/25vsSYRSYR
    L
    31-30 OT
    164120
    Sun 11/1vsMIA1MIA
    L
    38-35
    11560

    Defensive statistics not considered official

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    Racing Positions

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        • 1h
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          • 4h
          • Bill Connelly
          CFP top 25: What flaw keeps each team from the title
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                • 14h
                Venables, Witten looking for 'more consistent quarterback play' at OU
                • Week 10 Anger Index: Welcome to the sequel, Notre Dame
                  • 13m
                  • David Hale
                  Week 10 Anger Index: Welcome to the sequel, Notre Dame
                  • CFP ranking release: Three things we learned and one question
                    • 13h
                    • Heather Dinich
                    Week 10 Projected CFP Bracket
                    • Sources: Ex-QB Wilson interviews with NC State, joins Rivers as candidate
                      • 2h
                      Sources: Ex-QB Wilson interviews with NC State, joins Rivers as candidate
                      • Dykes brushes aside boos from TCU crowd as just 'bad part' of job
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                        • CFP committee's first top 25 and bracket of 2026
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                          Week 10 Projected CFP Bracket

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                        2026 ACC Standings

                        TeamCONFOVR
                        Miami6-08-0
                        Wake Forest5-17-1
                        Louisville4-25-3
                        SMU4-26-2
                        Virginia Tech3-26-2
                        Duke3-26-2
                        Clemson3-25-3
                        Pittsburgh3-36-3
                        Boston College2-34-4
                        NC State2-34-4
                        North Carolina2-34-4
                        Virginia2-44-5
                        California2-43-6
                        Syracuse2-44-4
                        Stanford2-44-5
                        Florida State1-43-5
                        Georgia Tech1-42-6
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