Delta State University

2017 (SENIOR): Played in 11 games for the Statesmen, making eight starts at right tackle on the offensive line...Helped the Statesmen to a 9-4 overall record and a second round appearance in the NCAA Division II Football Championship Playoff...

2016 (JUNIOR): Started all 10 games at right tackle for the Statesmen...Totaled 826 snaps on the season...Graded 90 percent on all blocking assignments...Nominated for the Gene Upshaw Award, presented annually to the nation's top offensive lineman.

COPIAH-LINCOLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Spent two seasons on the offensive line under the direction of head coach Glen Davis … Named to the Second Team All-State in 2015.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played right tackle under the direction of head coach Larry Weems at Meridian High School … Named First Team All-State in 2012 … Also played basketball and won a championship in 2011.
 
PERSONAL: Derrick McClelland … Born in Meridian, Mississippi … Son of Karen and Thomas McClelland … Has two brothers, Thomas McClelland Jr. and Brandon Yarbrough … Has one sister, Michelle Thames … Majoring in health, physical education and recreation.

SINGLE GAME HIGHS:
Tackles: 1, Texas A&M Commerce, Sep 10, 2016 (1-0)