Derek McCormick

Illinois

Sep 20 (Sat)

7:30 p.m.

Position:
K
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 210
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Port Charlotte, Fla.
High School:
Port Charlotte
Prev School:
ULM

Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 36 career games ... Spent two seasons at Ave Maria University (Fla.) (17 games) ... Transferred to ULM for three seasons (11 games) ... Handled kickoff and place kicking duties during his career ... Converted 25-of-41 career field goal attempts ... Successful on 54-of-58 career point after touchdowns.

2024 (Redshirt Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in eight games ... Made Indiana debut against FIU (8/31) in the season opener ... One of 27 transfer student-athletes to make Indiana debut in 2024.

FIU (8/31): Hit six kickoffs for a 65.0 yard average and six touchbacks. Western Illinois (9/6): Hit five kickoffs for an average of 61.2 yard per kickoff and three touchbacks. Washington (10/26): Averaged 60.0 yards on three kickoffs. Michigan State (11/2): Hit five kickoffs for an average of 60.4 yards per kickoff. Michigan (11/9): Averaged 60.0 yards per kickoff on five kicks ... Made first career tackle. at Ohio State (11/23): Hit three kickoffs and averaged 44.7 yards with one touchback. Purdue (11/30): Averaged 51.4 yards per on 11 kickoffs ... Made one stop. at Notre Dame (12/20): Hit two kickoffs for a 62.5-yard average.

2023 (Senior Season - ULM)
Appeared in nine games … Missed final three games due to injury … Handled kickoff and place-kicking duties … Connected on 10-of-12 field goals … Converted 16-of-17 point after touchdown tries … Hit 37 kickoffs for 2,282 yards (61.7 ypko) and 23 touchbacks … Connected on a pair of 50-yard field goals … Went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts against Arkansas State (10/28) … Hit from 50, 30 and 20 yards against the Red Wolves … Posted 2-for-2 field goal games at Texas State (10/14) and at Georgia Southern (10/21) … Hit from 50 yards at GSU … Connected from 47 yards at TSU.

2022 (Redshirt Junior Season - ULM)
Appeared in two games … Hit five kickoffs for 279 yards (55.8 ypko) … Made FBS debut at Texas (9/3) with one kickoff for 59 yards … Averaged 55.0 yards over kickoff on four kicks at Arkansas State (10/1).

2021 (Junior Season - ULM)
Did not appear in any games.

2020 (Sophomore Season - Ave Maria)
Appeared in all seven games … Handled kickoff and place-kicking duties … Totaled 29 points … Converted 5-of-14 field goal attempts … Made 14-of-15 point after touchdown tries … Hit 26 kickoffs for 1,518 yards (58.4 ypko) with seven touchbacks … Earned Sun Conference and NAIA National Special Teams Player of the Week after hitting a game-winning 24-yard field goal as time expired versus Warner (9/26) with eight total points … Went 2-for-3 in the game with a 45-yard make against the Royals … Made two field goals in the season finale against Southeastern … Connected on 2-of-3 field goal attempts against Southeastern (11/19) … Hit all six point after touchdown tries against Florida Memorial (9/16) … Totaled six points on 1-for-2 field goal day and 3-for-3 on PAT tries at Webber International (11/14).

2019 (Freshman Season - Ave Maria)
Appeared in all 10 games … Earned second-team All-Sun Division ... Handled kickoff and place-kicking duties … Set the school record for field goals made (10) and finished No. 2 all-time in single-season points (54) … Converted 10-of-15 field goals … Made 24-of-26 point after touchdown tries … Hit 49 kickoffs for 2,986 yards (60.9 ypko) with 12 touchbacks … Hit the two longest field goals in program history versus St. Thomas (52 yards; 55 yards) … Made first collegiate field goal attempt at Southeastern (10/5) … Totaled 13 points with 3-for-3 day on field goals and 4-for-4 effort on PATs against St. Thomas (Fla.) (10/26) to earn Sun Conference and NAIA National Special Teams Player of the Week … Named Sun Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after a nine-point game against Warner (11/9) with two field goals made and three successful PAT tries.

Prep/Personal
Kicker for head coach Jordan Ingman at Port Charlotte High School … Scored 108 career points … Connected on 10-of-12 career field goals … Netted 78-of-84 point after touchdown tries … Scored 48 points as a senior with four field goals made and 36 PATs … Long field goal was 51 yards … Totaled 60 points with six field goals and 42 PATs as a junior … Brother, Devyn, also punted for ULM (2021-22) and Ave Maria (2018-20) … Devyn was named second-team All-Sun Belt as a senior … Earned first-team All-Sun Conference as a freshman.