Georgia State Panthers · S RoomS
#21 Derrick Maxey III
Class RS JR/TRFrom Coastal Carolina (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'11" · 170 lbHometown College Park, GA · Hapeville Charter
Depth-chart placement
Current role
NB1Placement
StarterRoom
SafetyExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Derrick Maxey III holds the NB · Starter spot in Georgia State Panthers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Coastal Carolina→Georgia State Panthers
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
17
Tackles
4
Passes defended
Background & career
Derrick Maxey III is a safety for Georgia State from College Park, GA, who attended Hapeville Charter as a three-star prospect in the Class of 2023. He redshirted during his first year at Coastal Carolina in 2023 before transferring to the Panthers. In 2024, Maxey appeared in seven games and recorded two total tackles, both versus James Madison on November 9. During the 2025 season, he saw action in seven games and accumulated 17 tackles with four pass deflections, including a career-high seven tackles in the season-opener at Ole Miss on August 30.
Coastal Carolina2023
Georgia State2024 — presentPrevious schoolCoastal CarolinaRecruiting3-star · No. 1427 nationalOriginCollege Park, GA · Hapeville Charter