Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025SMU
Derrick McFall
RB • 5'11" • 187 lbs • Tyler, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Derrick McFall leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
5
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Derrick McFall built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Tyler, TX, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Derrick McFall's career was his backfield work: 295 rushing yards, 61...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Derrick McFall, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · SMU. Derrick McFall leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 485
- Rushing yards
- 295
- Receiving yards
- 190
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Derrick McFall quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 485
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Tyler High · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Tyler High · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Freshman
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 349 scrimmage yards · RB 270th (top 37%) · ACC 93rd (top 26%) · National 709th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 136 | 106 | 30 | 2 | 35.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 58 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 345 | 183 | 162 | 6 | 58 |
Related Context
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Derrick McFall played RB for SMU. Across 2 tracked seasons, Derrick McFall recorded 295 rushing yards, 190 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
SMU paired 349 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · SMU
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
26.8
Efficiency
56.3
Usage
7.7
Consistency
53.6
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 4. East Texas A&M: 22. Baylor: 1. Missouri State: 27. TCU: 6. Syracuse: 14. Stanford: 26. Clemson: 47. Wake Forest: 19. Miami: 61. Boston College: 64. Louisville: 14. California: 44
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. East Texas A&M: 9 by 25.5. Baylor: 1 by 10.4. Missouri State: 5 by 44.4. TCU: 1 by 50. Syracuse: 1 by 100. Stanford: 2 by 100. Clemson: 4 by 99. Wake Forest: 5 by 28.3. Miami: 7 by 41. Boston College: 5 by 100. Louisville: 3 by 50.7. California: 7 by 66.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins31 · Games = 9 · +13.5 vs Losses
Losses17.5 · Games = 4 · -13.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
100 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | vs Arizona | W 24-19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Sun 11/30 | @ California | L 35-38 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.3 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Louisville | W 38-6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Boston College2+ TD | W 45-13 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 3 | — | — | 12.8 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Miami | W 26-20 | 4 | 3 | 0.80 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 8.7 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Wake Forest | L 12-13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Clemson | W 35-24 | 4 | 47 | 11.80 | 1 | — | — | 11.8 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Stanford | W 34-10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 13 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Syracuse | W 31-18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ TCU | L 24-35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Missouri State | W 28-10 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Baylor | L 45-48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs East Texas A&M | W 42-13 | 9 | 22 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
Player Story
Derrick McFall story
Derrick McFall built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Tyler, TX, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Derrick McFall's career was his backfield work: 295 rushing yards, 61 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 190 receiving yards across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 190 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derrick McFall's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 136 | 40.7 | 9.2 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 136 | 40.7 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 349 | 56.3 | 7.7 | 213 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 349 | 56.3 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 97 Boston College
Week 11 · W 45-13 · Conference game
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64
Scrimmage Yards
76.2 takeover
64 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.
#2
vs Houston Christian
Week 1 · W 59-7
69
Scrimmage Yards
70.1 takeover
Win with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
69 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.
#3
@ No. 34 Clemson
Week 8 · W 35-24 · Conference game
47
Scrimmage Yards
64.9 takeover
Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
47 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.
#4
vs No. 9 Miami
Week 10 · W 26-20 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
61
Scrimmage Yards
57.8 takeover
Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.
#5
@ No. 80 California
Week 14 · L 35-38 · Conference game
44
Scrimmage Yards
57.1 takeover
Loss with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
44 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · SMU
349 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · SMU
58
349 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · SMU
35.5
136 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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