CHATTANOOGA:  Only played in four games in 2013 before being sidelined by an injury at Georgia Southern ... given a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA ... played in 29 career games with 14 starts ... played in the East-West Shrine Game ... invited the to the NFL Combine.
2014 • SENIOR SEASON (6th Year):  First Team All-SoCon ... fourth in the SoCon with 6.0 sacks ... third in the SoCon with 13.5 TFLs ... four tackles, including a sack and two TFLs, and a forced fumble against Indiana State ... five tackles and a sack against Mercer ... 2.0 TFLs against The Citadel’s triple-option attack ... two tackles, including a sack, at Tennessee ... one sack and two QBHs vs. VMI ... four tackles - one sack - and two hurries at APSU ... four tackles and 1.5 TFLs against Jacksonville State ... off the bench for four tackles, career-high 3.0 TFLs and a sack at Central Michigan ... also recovered a fumble ... Preseason third team All-American by The Sports Network ... preseason second team All-SoCon.
2013 • SENIOR SEASON:  Eight tackles, including 1.0 TFL against UT Martin ... career-high three hurries at Georgia State ... 1.5 TFLs vs. Austin Peay ... named to the College Football Performance Awards Defensive Linemen Watch List ... listed at the No. 6 defensive tackle and No. 93 overall player in the nation in Phil Steele’s 2013 FCS Preview ... first team Preseason All-Southern Conference.
2012 • JUNIOR SEASON:  Named second Team All-SoCon by the league’s media and coaches … fourth on the team with 57 tackles … recorded two sacks … tied for the team lead with six quarterback hurries … recovered a fumble at South Florida … made 15 tackles, including nine solo, against Georgia Southern … added seven solo tackles at Wofford.
PRIOR TO UTC:  Played two seasons at Georgia, appearing in five games ... played in two games in 2011 and three in 2010 ... recorded four tackles including two sacks and notched a safety in spring G-Day game in 2012 ... registered a career-high four tackles vs. Vanderbilt in 2010 ... redshirted in 2009.
HIGH SCHOOL:  North Cobb, coached by Shane Queen...2008 SuperPrep All-Dixie Team... PrepStar All-Southeast Region Team....2008 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia 150 and Class AAAAA All-State first team...2008 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA All-State selection...2009 Rivals.com four-star prospect, #27 defensive tackle and Georgia Postseason Top 75 (21)...2009 Scout.com three-star prospect, #48 defensive tackle in the national and #14 prospect in Georgia...UGASports 2009 Georgia Top 75 (19)...Ranked as ESPNU’s #42 defensive tackle...Georgia Football Magazine/Georgiafb.com All-State Phenoms first team...2008 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic participant ... as a senior, recorded 111 tackles including 19 for loss and 15 sacks ... as a junior, tallied 63 tackles including 10 sacks helping North Cobb to an undefeated regular season.
PERSONAL:  Born June 18, 1990 … graduated in August 2014 with a degree in Integrated Studies.
DERRICK LOTT'S CAREER STATS
| Year | 
G/GS | 
UT | 
AT | 
Total | 
Sacks | 
TFL | 
FF | 
FR | 
QBH | 
PBU | 
Int-Yds | 
| 2012 | 
11/11 | 
35 | 
22 | 
57 | 
2.0 | 
4.0 | 
0 | 
1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
0-0 | 
| 2013  | 
4/3  | 
11  | 
6  | 
17  | 
0.0  | 
2.5  | 
0  | 
0  | 
3  | 
0  | 
0-0  | 
| 2014 | 
14/0 | 
23 | 
18 | 
41 | 
6.0 | 
13.5 | 
1 | 
1 | 
6 | 
0 | 
0-0 | 
| Total  | 
29/14  | 
69 
  | 
46 
  | 
114 
  | 
8.0  | 
20.0 
  | 
1 
  | 
2 
  | 
15 
  | 
0  | 
0-0  |