Brandon McElroy
Brandon McElroy
Wins his gap play after play. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Charles Huff and Shane Montgomery. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Missouri — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Massachusetts, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Don Brown → Shane Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Marshall | 11 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Sokoya McDuffie’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Huntley's sophomore season at South Carolina (2021).
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