Derrieon Craig

Photo by: Chris Tucci - UMass Athletics

Position:
Star
Height:
5-10
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Boynton Beach, Fla.
High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fla.)

2025 • Senior

Saw action in 11 games for the Minutemen
Registered 80 tackles with 27 solo and 53 assisted
Added a tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, a QB hurry and two pass breakups
Posted a career-best 12 tackles vs. Buffalo (10/18)
Had a season-best five solo tackles in three consecutive games - vs. Temple (8/30), vs. Bryant (9/6) and at Iowa (9/13)
Tallied 11 tackles at Missouri (9/27) and 10 at Ohio (11/18)
Recorded 0.5 sacks for a loss of two yards at Missouri (9/27)
Broke up a pass vs. Bryant (9/6) and vs. Bowling Green (11/25)

2024 • Junior

Competed in 10 games for the Minutemen as a linebacker
Posted 44 total tackles (26 unassisted, 18 assisted), 2.5 tackles for loss, and two pass breakups

2023 • Sophomore

• College Football Network All-Independent Special Teams (Honorable Mention- ST)
• Competed in 12 contests for the Minutemen, this season, totaling 24 tackles (11 solo, 13 assisted), 4.5 TFLs for 19 yards, 1.5 sacks, one pass breakup and a QB hurry
• Recorded first career tackle at New Mexico State (8/26)
• Tallied a career-high four tackles, including two solo take downs, vs. Miami (OH) (9/9)
• Had a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss for six total yards, while combining for a sack for a one-yard loss against Miami (OH) (9/9)
• Registered one sack for an eight-yard loss vs. Merrimack (11/4)
• Broke up one pass vs. Toledo (10/7)
• Had a QB hurry vs. UConn (11/25)

2022 • Freshman

• Craig appeared in six games in the 2022 season

Before Massachusetts

• 2x State Defensive MVP
• First Team All-County
• 185 tackles
• 1 interception
• 7 forced fumbles
• 2 touchdowns
• 12 fumble recoveries