Oklahoma · L 6-14
No tackles.
New Mexico State · W 42-18
No tackles.
San José State · W 21-16
No tackles.
McClain has tackles in 5 of New Mexico’s 8 games: none against Oklahoma, New Mexico State and San José State.
Eric McClain
Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against North Dakota State — Week 8, 2026.
7 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 26 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 24 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 57 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ No. 24 Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 61-7vs UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-10@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-16vs North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
28.9%
142 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
10.6%
180 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Neu, Mike Uremovich and Jason Eck.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico
