#4

Eric McClain

DB · New Mexico · So. · #4

Transferred Ball State → New Mexico for 2026
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Eric McClain

DB · Ball State · So · #4

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2453 national
CFB
College
Ball State
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
2025
Jason Eck
New Mexico
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Jason Eck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to New Mexico

2025Ball State
2026New Mexico

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Ball State26191.00.022--
2024Ball State24180.00.0------
Career50371.00.022--

How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chrishawn Gordon’s 2023 season.

Fresno State · 2023

#2

Max Tucker

Boston College · 2024

81%
#3

Shawn Dourseau

East Carolina · 2022

79%
#4

TJ Green

Boston College · 2025

78%
#5

Brian Blades

Florida International · 2023

78%

Matches Chrishawn on

PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume

Differs from Chrishawn on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Rodrick Hunter's sophomore season at Akron (2025).

Akron · 2025

#2

Darrius Davis

Stanford · 2025

84%
#3

Landyn Cleveland

Oklahoma State · 2025

81%
#4

Jace Arnold

Sam Houston · 2025

79%
#5

Max Tucker

Boston College · 2024

79%

Matches Rodrick on

Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10957

Final rank
#12636
Avg #12116.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10957 this season.