Derrick LeBlanc
DL · Redshirt Junior
6'5" · 318 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #88: Justin DeVaughn (WR)
Background
- Hometown
- Opa-locka, FL
- High school
- Osceola
- Previous school
- UCF / Oklahoma
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from UCF / Oklahoma.
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in eight contests, including five of the final six games of the season Tallied 13 tackles, seven of which were solo Recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 of which were sacks Earned a career high three tackles in UCF's game at Baylor (Nov. 1) His 1.5 sacks came in the win over West Virginia (Oct. 18) Was part of UCF's Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week nod following the 45-13 win over West Virginia on Oct. 18; the defensive line accounted for seven of the team's eight sacks of the Mountaineers Recovered a fumble at Baylor (Nov. 1) Tallied a pass breakup against Houston (Nov. 7) Had five games with at least two tackles
2024tap to read
Did not appear in any games
2023tap to read
Joined UCF in July of 2023 after enrolling early and spending spring practice at Oklahoma before transferring to UCF Redshirted the season and only appeared in one game Played in the bowl game against Georgia Tech and made one tackle Before College: Rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and On3 A three-star prospect according to Rivals Ranked as the nation’s No. 51 overall recruit by ESPN, No. 120 by 247 and No. 217 by On3 Rated as the country’s No. 5 defensive lineman by ESPN, No. 17 by 247, No. 28 by On3 and No. 53 by Rivals The No. 12 prospect in the state of Florida by ESPN, No. 28 by 247 and No. 45 by On3 A 2022 Under Armour All-American An Orange Belt Conference First Team selection as a senior Compiled 136 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 28 sacks, three forced fumbles, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery over his high school career Helped Osceola to a Class 4S state semifinals appearance as a senior Last name pronounced leh-BLAHNK.
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2025 (At UCF):
Played in eight contests, including five of the final six games of the season
Tallied 13 tackles, seven of which were solo
Recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 of which were sacks
Earned a career high three tackles in UCF's game at Baylor (Nov. 1)
His 1.5 sacks came in the win over West Virginia (Oct. 18)
Was part of UCF's Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week nod following the 45-13 win over West Virginia on Oct. 18; the defensive line accounted for seven of the team's eight sacks of the Mountaineers
Recovered a fumble at Baylor (Nov. 1)
Tallied a pass breakup against Houston (Nov. 7)
Had five games with at least two tackles
2024 (at UCF):
Did not appear in any games
2023 (at UCF):
Joined UCF in July of 2023 after enrolling early and spending spring practice at Oklahoma before transferring to UCF
Redshirted the season and only appeared in one game
Played in the bowl game against Georgia Tech and made one tackle
Before College:
Rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and On3
A three-star prospect according to Rivals
Ranked as the nation’s No. 51 overall recruit by ESPN, No. 120 by 247 and No. 217 by On3
Rated as the country’s No. 5 defensive lineman by ESPN, No. 17 by 247, No. 28 by On3 and No. 53 by Rivals
The No. 12 prospect in the state of Florida by ESPN, No. 28 by 247 and No. 45 by On3
A 2022 Under Armour All-American
An Orange Belt Conference First Team selection as a senior
Compiled 136 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 28 sacks, three forced fumbles, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery over his high school career
Helped Osceola to a Class 4S state semifinals appearance as a senior
Last name pronounced leh-BLAHNK.