Cornerback, Middle Tennessee (from Cincinnati), 2020–25
De’Arre McDonald
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Murfreesboro, TN
De’Arre McDonald played cornerback at Cincinnati (2020–21) and Middle Tennessee (2022–25).
Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 18 | 13 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | 61 | 48 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 2 | CB | |||
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 2 | CB | RS | ||
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | CB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | CB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Middle Tennessee 10 games, 29 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Nevada | W 14–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Marshall | L 28–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Kennesaw State | L 16–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri State | L 20–22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | at Delaware | L 28–31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 21–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida International | L 30–56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Western Kentucky | L 26–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Sam Houston | W 31–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at New Mexico State | W 31–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Middle Tennessee 6 games, 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 32–25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Louisiana Tech | L 21–48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Kennesaw State | W 14–5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atJacksonville State | L 20–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at UTEP | W 20–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Liberty | L 17–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Middle Tennessee 8 games, 18 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Missouri | L 19–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Colorado State | L 23–31 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atWestern Kentucky | L 10–31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 31–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | atLiberty | L 35–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atNew Mexico State | L 7–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs.UTEP | W 34–30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSam Houston | L 20–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Middle Tennessee 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atColorado State | W 34–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Miami | W 45–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 17–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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