Derek Mayo

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
5-10
Weight:
218
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Hampton, Va.
High School:
Kecoughtan

2011: Started all 11 games, recording 87 tackles, including 23 solo, 4.5 for loss, and 0.5 sacks ... Also had a fumble recovery, two QB hurries, and two pass breakups ... Totaled a career-high 16 tackles, seven of which were solo, and hurried the quarterback once at Old Dominion ... Registered 13 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of two yards, at James Madison ... Had 10 tackles, a fumble recovery, and a pass breakup against Maine ... Totaled six or more tackles in nine games ...

2010: Played in 11 games as a backup among Richmond's talented linebacking corps ... Recorded his career of high of three tackles in back-to-back games versus Coastal Carolina and New Hampshire ... Also recorded his first career tackle for loss at UNH ... A key special teams player ...

2009: Played in 12 games ... Was a valuable special teams player and also provided depth at linebacker ... Finished the season with five tackles ...

2008: Redshirted ...

High School: A cornerback, Mayo totaled 253 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions over his final two years at Kecoughtan ... Was a team captain and All-District selection both seasons, including a First Team pick as a senior ...

Personal: Son of Denise Mayo-Hinds ... His brother Jerod was an inside linebacker at Tennessee, leaving early to enter the 2008 NFL Draft where he was a first-round selection by New England and the 2008 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year ... His other brother Deron was a linebacker at Hofstra, before transferring to Old Dominion prior to the 2010 season and is currently on the Denver Broncos roster.