AG McGhee
AG McGhee
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Charles Huff and Butch Jones. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Louisiana — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Butch Jones.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 83 | 45 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 54 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 48 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Marshall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 189 | 95 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 42–24
vs Southeast Missouri State
5 SOLO · 6 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (24 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Angelo Grose’s 2021 season.
Matches Angelo on
Differs from Angelo on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Rod Heard II's senior season at Northwestern (2023).
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