2022 Football Roster

80 Will Derrick

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 158
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Shreveport, La.
  • Highschool Calvary Baptist Academy

Biography

Fourth-year player heads into preseason camp as one of ULM’s starting inside receivers (Z position) . . . former walk-on was awarded a scholarship prior to the 2021 season . . . three-year letterman has appeared in 22 career games .  . . has caught at least one pass in nine consecutive games . . . 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 12 games in 2021, including one start at inside receiver (Y position) . . . finished second on the team in receiving yards (353) and third in receptions (25); both totals marked career highs . . . his 146 yards after catch (YAC) ranked second on the team, behind Boogie Knight (226) . . . 15 of his 25 receptions resulted in first downs (60 percent) . . . caught at least one pass in 10 games . . . played 390 offensive snaps and made 33 appearances on special teams (primarily kickoff return and punt return) . . . played 30 or more snaps in seven games . . . played more than 60 snaps in back-to-back games at Texas State (season-high 67 downs) and vs Arkansas State (63) . . . had a career-best six receptions for 74 yards at Texas State, with four producing first downs . . . recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game vs. South Alabama, with five catches for 135 yards, and scored his first career touchdown on an 81-yard bomb from Chandler Rogers for the go-ahead score (38-31) with 1:07 left in the third quarter . . . picked up 57 yards after the catch vs. USA, including 47 on the scoring play; his TD reception tied the 10th-longest pass play in ULM history; three of his five catches resulted in first downs . . . served as one of ULM’s game captains vs. Liberty . . . 2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . appeared in five games in 2020 (vs. Texas State, vs. UTEP, at Georgia State, vs. ULL and at Arkansas State), primarily on special teams . . . saw action at wide receiver at Georgia State . . . sidelined for four-straight games with a broken collarbone (vs. Georgia Southern, at Liberty, at South Alabama and vs. Appalachian State) . . . 2019 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in five games in 2019 (vs. South Alabama, vs. Memphis, at Texas State, at Appalachian State and vs. Arkansas State), primarily on special teams . . . enrolled at ULM in August 2019 and joined the team as a walk-on . . . PRIOR TO ULM: Spent the 2018-19 academic year at Louisiana Lafayette but did not participate in football . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Coach Rodney Guin at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, La. . . . had 31 receptions for 532 yards (17.2 avg.) and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2017 . . . also went 6-for-6 passing for 97 yards and two scores . . . caught three passes for 88 yards and two TDs and completed a 24-yard pass in playoff game vs. D’Arbonne . . . had four catches for 89 yards and three scores vs. Loyola College Prep . . . hauled in four passes for 76 yards and a score vs. Bastrop . . . had five receptions for 40 yards vs. Union Parish . . . earned three letters in baseball as an outfielder and pitcher . . . batted .321 as a junior, including four multi-hit games, to go along with 10 stolen bases . . . born July 8, 1999 . . . majoring in criminal justice.

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 80

    2019Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 150 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2020Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 155 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2021Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 160 lbs
    80
  • 80

    2022Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 158 lbs
    80