Cyrus Mcgarrell
Cyrus Mcgarrell
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his third year in the same secondary at Northern Illinois. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Western Illinois, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 20 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 16–14
at Notre Dame
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northern Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Northern Illinois
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -16 net (6 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #82
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Derek Atwaters’s 2020 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Donovan McMillon's sophomore season at Florida (2022).
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