Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17vs Troy | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#9
Dante McClellan
Sophomore linebacker for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 227 lb · Canton, OH · McKinley
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs Troy
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2025.
- 7 tackles in 2025. Then 7 in 2026.
Dante McClellan
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Missouri. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Troy — Week 3, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of McKinley
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 54–14
3 tackles
Dominant 40-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
With A. Simmons — 252 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.8 · -2 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 43.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss, +0.5 sacks.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 11-5 over that span.
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Missouri3-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
42.3%
82 pass / 112 run
Plays / game
64.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025: Saw action in 12 games as a true freshman … Made seven total tackles, broke up a pass, hurried the quarterback once and recorded a pick-six. Central Arkansas: Totaled three tackles and took an interception 83 yards to the house in his collegiate debut. Louisiana: Was in on two stops with…
The linebacker corps · Missouri
- Robert Woodyard Jr.67 tackles · 2025
- #5Nicholas Rodriguez61 tackles · 2025
- #6Jeremiah Beasley19 tackles · 2025
- #9Dante McClellan7 tackles · 2025
- #17Brian Huff5 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology