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Jersey Number 15
Derek Wingo
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1.25
- Weight:
- 233
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Season at UF:
- 5th
Pronunciation Feature Clips Season Stats (PDF) Career Stats (PDF)
COLLEGIATE HONORS
2024 SEASON: Saw action in every game (13) in back-to-back seasons at both linebacker and primary on special teams… Recorded 12 tackles, 0.5 sack, a quarterback hurry and pass breakup.
2023: Saw action in all 12 games this season… Finished with 17 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries, a pass breakup and a blocked punt… Made five tackles (two solo), 1.5 tackles-for-loss and half a sack for a safety vs. No. 5 Florida State (Nov. 25)... Recorded two quarterback hurries and three tackles at No. 9 Missouri (Nov. 18)... Aided a goal-line stand assisting on a tackle-for-loss at No. 18 LSU (Nov. 11)... Assisted on a tackle against Arkansas (Nov. 4)... Made three tackles with assisting on a sack at South Carolina (Oct. 14)... Had a sack for a loss of nine yards with two solo tackles vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 7)... Blocked a punt and had a pass breakup against Charlotte (Sept. 23)... Assisted on a tackle vs. McNeese (Sept. 9) in the home opener.
2022: Saw action in 12 games with back-to-back starts to end the season… Totaled 24 tackles with 2.0 TFLs, sacks and quarterback hurries… Had a career-high eight tackles with a solo sack (loss of 12 yards) vs. Oregon State (Dec. 17) in the Las Vegas Bowl… Posted two tackles and a quarterback hurry in second career start at Florida State (Nov. 25)...Totaled six tackles at Vanderbilt (Nov. 19)... Logged first career sack for a loss of 10-yards vs. South Carolina (Nov. 12)... Recorded a solo tackle at Texas A&M (Nov. 7)... Had one tackle vs. No. 1 Georgia (Oct. 29)... Assisted on four tackles vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 2).
2021: Appeared in all 13 games of the season including one start, totaling 15 tackles (five solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss… Made his first-career start in the Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF (Dec. 23) and notched a career-high six tackles (five solo)… Registered 0.5 TFLs for the first of his career vs. FSU (Nov. 27)… Set a career high with four tackles vs. Samford (Nov. 13)… Recorded three tackles vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Tallied one tackle against Tennessee (Sept. 25)... Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020: Played in nine games... Made collegiate debut vs. Missouri (Oct. 31)... Assisted on a TFL against Arkansas (Nov. 14)... Saw action in the Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma (Dec. 30) and assisted on a tackle.
High School
2019 Gatorade Florida Football Player of the Year… Committed to play in the All-American Bowl (first St. Thomas Aquinas player since 2016)… Helped St. Thomas Aquinas compile a 39-5 record in three varsity seasons, along with a victory in the 2019 FHSAA Class 7A State Championship, and an appearance in the 2018 FHSAA Class 7A State Championship Game… Posted two sacks and a forced fumble in the 2019 state title game… Finished his senior season with 28 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, 58 total tackles… Posted 18 tackles for loss and six sacks, along with a fumble recovery touchdown in 11 games as a junior… Started at quarterback for St. Thomas Aquinas as a sophomore, but transitioned to defense for his junior and senior seasons… His defensive line coach at St. Thomas Aquinas was former Miami Dolphins star Jason Taylor… Had nearly 30 Division I offers, including Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Penn State.
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist (2023)
- SEC Community Service Team (2023)
- SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council (2023)
- Earned his bachelor's degree in Education Sciences (Spring 2024)
- Four-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021-24)
2024 SEASON: Saw action in every game (13) in back-to-back seasons at both linebacker and primary on special teams… Recorded 12 tackles, 0.5 sack, a quarterback hurry and pass breakup.
- vs. No. 19 Miami: Played both at linebacker and on special teams, finishing with a tackle and a quarterback hurry, which came on third-down.
- vs. Samford: Appeared at linebacker and on special teams, for a total of 33 snaps.
- vs. Texas A&M: Had two tackles (one solo).
- at Mississippi State: Posted back-to-back games of two tackles.
- vs. UCF: Finished with a solo tackle.
- at No. 8 Tennessee: Saw action at both linebacker and on special teams.
- vs. Kentucky: Recorded snaps at linebacker and special teams.
- vs. No. 2 Georgia: Assited on a sack of -6 yards on third-down with DL D'Antre Robinson. He finished with two tackles (one solo) as the other tackle kept a pass to a 2-yard gain.
- at No. 5 Texas: Assisted on tackle while playing both defense and on the kick and punt return units.
- vs. No. 21 LSU: Notched a solo tackle.
- vs. No. 9 Ole Miss: Had pass breakup on a Jaxson Dart pass in the 2nd quarter.
- at Florida State: Appeared on 32 a season-high 32 snaps across defense and special teams finishing with two tackles.
- Gasparilla Bowl vs. Tulane: Registered snaps at linebacker and on the special teams unit.
2023: Saw action in all 12 games this season… Finished with 17 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries, a pass breakup and a blocked punt… Made five tackles (two solo), 1.5 tackles-for-loss and half a sack for a safety vs. No. 5 Florida State (Nov. 25)... Recorded two quarterback hurries and three tackles at No. 9 Missouri (Nov. 18)... Aided a goal-line stand assisting on a tackle-for-loss at No. 18 LSU (Nov. 11)... Assisted on a tackle against Arkansas (Nov. 4)... Made three tackles with assisting on a sack at South Carolina (Oct. 14)... Had a sack for a loss of nine yards with two solo tackles vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 7)... Blocked a punt and had a pass breakup against Charlotte (Sept. 23)... Assisted on a tackle vs. McNeese (Sept. 9) in the home opener.
2022: Saw action in 12 games with back-to-back starts to end the season… Totaled 24 tackles with 2.0 TFLs, sacks and quarterback hurries… Had a career-high eight tackles with a solo sack (loss of 12 yards) vs. Oregon State (Dec. 17) in the Las Vegas Bowl… Posted two tackles and a quarterback hurry in second career start at Florida State (Nov. 25)...Totaled six tackles at Vanderbilt (Nov. 19)... Logged first career sack for a loss of 10-yards vs. South Carolina (Nov. 12)... Recorded a solo tackle at Texas A&M (Nov. 7)... Had one tackle vs. No. 1 Georgia (Oct. 29)... Assisted on four tackles vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 2).
2021: Appeared in all 13 games of the season including one start, totaling 15 tackles (five solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss… Made his first-career start in the Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF (Dec. 23) and notched a career-high six tackles (five solo)… Registered 0.5 TFLs for the first of his career vs. FSU (Nov. 27)… Set a career high with four tackles vs. Samford (Nov. 13)… Recorded three tackles vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Tallied one tackle against Tennessee (Sept. 25)... Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020: Played in nine games... Made collegiate debut vs. Missouri (Oct. 31)... Assisted on a TFL against Arkansas (Nov. 14)... Saw action in the Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma (Dec. 30) and assisted on a tackle.
High School
2019 Gatorade Florida Football Player of the Year… Committed to play in the All-American Bowl (first St. Thomas Aquinas player since 2016)… Helped St. Thomas Aquinas compile a 39-5 record in three varsity seasons, along with a victory in the 2019 FHSAA Class 7A State Championship, and an appearance in the 2018 FHSAA Class 7A State Championship Game… Posted two sacks and a forced fumble in the 2019 state title game… Finished his senior season with 28 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, 58 total tackles… Posted 18 tackles for loss and six sacks, along with a fumble recovery touchdown in 11 games as a junior… Started at quarterback for St. Thomas Aquinas as a sophomore, but transitioned to defense for his junior and senior seasons… His defensive line coach at St. Thomas Aquinas was former Miami Dolphins star Jason Taylor… Had nearly 30 Division I offers, including Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Penn State.
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