Derion Kendrick

Position:
DB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rock Hill, S.C.
High School:
South Pointe
Prev School:
Clemson

Career Highs
* 9 Tackles vs. Ohio State & LSU, 2020 (2019 season)
* 2 Interceptions vs. Michigan, 2021
* 2 Pass Breakups in 4 games (recent: Kentucky, 2021)

2021: AP & Coaches’ All-SEC 2nd Team...has played and started at DB in all 15 games...finished with 41 total stops, a team-high four interceptions, three QB pressures and three pass breakups...Defensive MVP of Capital One Orange Bowl...had two INTs and five tackles in win over Michigan...season-high seven tackles and two pass breakups in win over #11 Kentucky...six tackles and a key second-quarter INT in win at Tennessee...five total stops in win over Florida...had three tackles in Georgia’s season-opening win over #3 Clemson...had one tackle, one QB pressure and an interception with a 9-yard return in win over South Carolina...lone tackle in win over Arkansas resulted in a 3-yard loss for the Razorbacks.
2018-2020 (at Clemson)
2020: First-team All-ACC, as chosen by a vote of a 49-member media panel and the league’s 15 head coaches...also a first-team All-ACC pick by the AP and PFF…played in nine games, starting in eight...credited with 20 tackles (one for loss), six pass breakups, a sack, an interception and a fumble recovery, which he returned 66 yards for a touchdown…three tackles and two pass breakups vs. Virginia…first interception of the season vs. No. 7 Miami…made three tackles vs. Boston College…contributed four tackles and two pass breakups at No. 4 Notre Dame…registered three tackles and returned a fumble return 66 yards for his second career TD at Virginia Tech…credited with four tackles and a sack in ACC Champ. Game vs. No. 2 Notre Dame…broke up a pass in Sugar Bowl vs. No. 3 Ohio State.
2019: Second-team All-ACC selection…an emergency sub at cornerback during spring practice...eventually earned starting role...played and started in all 15 games...credited with 51 tackles (3.0 for loss), six pass breakups and two interceptions...also returned two kickoffs for 51 yards and nine punts for 16 yards…posted six tackles and a pass breakup vs. No. 12 Texas A&M…recorded two tackles and a 38-yard pick-six on his first career interception vs. Florida State…credited with seven tackles vs. Boston College…posted three tackles including one for loss at NC State…contributed two tackles and an opening-drive interception at South Carolina…posted career-high nine tackles (one for loss) and two pass breakups in Fiesta Bowl win vs. No. 2 Ohio State…recorded another nine tackles vs. No. 1 LSU.
2018: Played in all 15 games at wide receiver...finished with 15 catches for 210 yards and 41 rushing yards on five carries…caught a 38-yard pass in his collegiate debut vs. Furman…caught two passes for 24 yards and opened the game with a 40-yard kickoff return vs. No. 16 N.C. State…had a 28-yard kickoff return and a 13-yard reception at Florida State...caught two passes for 37 yards vs. Duke… season highs of four catches and 51 yards vs. South Carolina…played on offense and special teams in the Cotton Bowl vs. No. 3 Notre Dame and the National Championship Game against No. 1 Alabama.
High School: South Pointe, coached by Strait Herron…No. 26 player in the nation by 247Sports, No. 30 player by Rivals and No. 62 player by ESPN…No. 4 wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports and No. 6 wide receiver by ESPN and Rivals…top-rated player in South Carolina by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals…Gatorade Player of the Year in South Carolina…his team won the state title each of his four years…played wide receiver as a sophomore and quarterback as a junior and senior…played in the Shrine Bowl as a wide receiver…U.S. Army All-American Game participant…U.S. Army Player-of-the-Year Award finalist.
Personal: Full name DERION RAYSHAWN KENDRICK…majored in parks, recreation and tourism management at Clemson...recipient of the Don Leebern, Jr. & Don Leebern III Football Scholarship.