Derrick Moncrief
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Derrick Moncrief
| image = 2025, 06, Derrick Moncrief.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Moncrief with the Calgary Stampeders in 2025
| current_team = Calgary Stampeders
| number = 6
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|6|25}}
| birth_place = Prattville, Alabama
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 220
| high_school = Prattville High
| college = Mississippi Gulf Coast
Auburn
Oklahoma State
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2017}}–{{CFL Year|2019}})
- Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2020}})
- Edmonton Elks ({{CFL Year|2021}})
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2022}}–{{CFL Year|2023}})
- Edmonton Elks ({{CFL Year|2024}})
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| cflstatus = American
| highlights =
- CFL All Star ({{CFL Year|2019}})
- 2× CFL West All Star ({{CFL Year|2019}}, {{CFL Year|2022}})
| cfl = derrick-moncrief/163122/
| pfr = MoncDe00
}}
Derrick Moncrief (born June 25, 1993) is an American professional football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
Moncrief played college football for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs in 2012 and 2013, the Auburn Tigers in 2014 and the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2015 and 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/auburnauthority/2015/05/15/derrick-moncrief-hoping-to-transfer-from-auburn/27372187/|title=Derrick Moncrief granted release to transfer from Auburn|date=May 16, 2015|publisher=Montgomery Advertiser}}
Professional career
=Saskatchewan Roughriders (first stint)=
Moncrief was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on June 3, 2017, and played in his first professional football game on August 13, 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/?season=2017|title=CFL Transactions 2017|publisher=cfl.ca|accessdate=December 1, 2019}} He had a career-best 73 tackles in 2019 and was named to the CFL All-Star team.
=Las Vegas Raiders=
On January 10, 2020, Moncrief signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web|title=Raiders Sign CFL All-Star Linebacker to Reserve/Futures Contract|url=https://heavy.com/sports/2020/01/raiders-sign-derrick-moncrief-cfl/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111014720/https://heavy.com/sports/2020/01/raiders-sign-derrick-moncrief-cfl/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2020|website=Heavy.com|date=January 10, 2020}} He was waived on May 11, 2020.{{cite web|title=Raiders sign running back Devontae Booker|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-running-back-devontae-booker|website=Raiders.com|date=May 11, 2020}}
= Los Angeles Rams =
Moncrief signed with the Los Angeles Rams on August 25, 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title=Rams waive QB Josh Love, sign two linebackers|url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/25/rams-roster-josh-love-sign-linebackers/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=Rams Wire|language=en-US}} He was waived on September 4, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.{{cite web|title=Rams waive 17 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline|url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-waive-17-players-ahead-of-53-man-roster-deadline|website=TheRams.com|date=September 4, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Rams sign 15 players to practice squad|url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-15-players-to-practice-squad|website=TheRams.com|date=September 6, 2020}} He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.{{cite news |author=DaSilva, Cameron |title=Rams call up LB Derrick Moncrief from practice squad for Dolphins game |url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/10/31/rams-derrick-moncrief-practice-squad-roster/ |website=USAToday.com |date=October 31, 2020 |accessdate=November 14, 2020}} He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,{{cite news |author=DaSilva, Cameron |title=Rams activate Nick Scott but place three others on reserve/COVID-19 list |url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/22/rams-roster-moves-covid-19-list-practice-squad/ |website=USAToday.com |date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2021}} and restored to the practice squad on December 26.{{cite news |author=DaSilva, Cameron |title=Rams make 4 roster moves ahead of matchup with Seahawks |url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/lists/rams-roster-moves-week-16-seahawks/ |website=USAToday.com |date=December 26, 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2021}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 29, 2021.{{Cite web|last=DaSilva|first=Cameron|date=2021-01-29|title=Rams sign LB Derrick Moncrief to reserve/futures contract|url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/29/rams-derrick-moncrief-futures-contract-offseason/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129201859/https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/29/rams-derrick-moncrief-futures-contract-offseason/ |archive-date=2021-01-29 |access-date=2021-02-01|website=Rams Wire|language=en-US}} He was waived on August 17, 2021.
=Edmonton Elks (first stint)=
On September 7, 2021, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Edmonton Elks.{{cite web|url=https://www.goelks.com/2021/09/07/elks-sign-former-cfl-star-derrick-moncrief/ |title=Elks sign former CFL All-Star Derrick Moncrief |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=September 7, 2021}} He played in nine games for the Elks where he had 23 defensive tackles and four sacks.
=Saskatchewan Roughriders (second stint)=
On February 8, 2022, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Roughriders.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/02/08/riders-bring-back-lb-derrick-moncrief/ |title=Riders bring back LB Derrick Moncrief |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=February 8, 2022}} He was released on January 5, 2024.{{cite news |title=Roughriders release Derrick Moncrief |url=https://www.riderville.com/2024/01/05/roughriders-release-derrick-moncrief/ |website=Riderville.com |date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=January 19, 2024}}
=Edmonton Elks (second stint)=
On July 7, 2024, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Elks.{{cite web|url=https://www.goelks.com/2024/07/07/transactions-elks-sign-five-including-dl-shawn-oakman/ |title=Elks sign five, including DL Shawn Oakman |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=July 7, 2024}} He played in 14 regular season games where he recorded 50 defensive tackles, three sacks, and one interception. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2025.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa25/ |title=Official 2025 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 13, 2025}}
=Calgary Stampeders=
On February 11, 2025, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Calgary Stampeders.{{Cite news |url=https://www.stampeders.com/2025/02/11/moncrief-joins-red-and-white/ |title=Moncrief Joins Red And White |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=February 11, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.stampeders.com/players/derrick-moncrief/163122/ Calgary Stampeders bio]
- {{Twitter|hotboy_shoemane|Derrick Moncrief}}
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Category:Players of American football from Prattville, Alabama
Category:Players of Canadian football from Alabama
Category:American football linebackers
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Category:Canadian football linebackers
Category:Auburn Tigers football players
Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Las Vegas Raiders players