 Moncrief with the Edmonton Elks in 2021. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | June 25, 1993 Prattville, Alabama |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Prattville High |
| College: | Mississippi Gulf Coast Auburn Oklahoma State |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca | |
Derrick Moncrief (born June 25, 1993) is a professional gridiron football linebacker. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five seasons, from 2017 to 2019 and 2022 to 2023. He also played for the Edmonton Elks of the CFL in 2021.
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.[1]
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.[2] He had a career-best 73 tackles in 2019 and was named to the CFL All-Star team.
On January 10, 2020, Moncrief signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).[3] He was waived on May 11, 2020.[4]
Moncrief signed with the Los Angeles Rams on August 25, 2020.[5] He was waived on September 4, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[6][7] 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.[8] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,[9] and restored to the practice squad on December 26.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 29, 2021.[11] He was waived on August 17, 2021.
On September 7, 2021, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Edmonton Elks.[12] He played in nine games for the Elks where he had 23 defensive tackles and four sacks.
On February 8, 2022, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[13] He was released on January 5, 2024.[14]