5′10″ · Norco, CA
Corbin McCarthy: S · Duke · #26.
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Corbin McCarthy
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Duke. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Northwestern — Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19
Heavy Oct 18Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-6vs North Carolina Central | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-24vs Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-24@ Northwestern | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-35@ Notre Dame | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-34vs Virginia | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24@ No. 7 Louisville | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24vs No. 23 Virginia Tech | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-27vs No. 15 North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-56@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-40@ Miami | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 26 | 12.0 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%12 TFL54 tackles · 12 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups.
2 seasons under David Cutcliffe, all balanced, fast tempo offenses — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
50.5%
427 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
76.9
11 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Duke, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Cutcliffe.
