Jaylon White-McClain
Jaylon White-McClain
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ricky Rahne and Scott Satterfield. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Navy, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 14 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 42 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 15 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 77 | 22 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025
W 38–30
vs Iowa State
1 TOT
Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #73 · 2026 recruiting class #58
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Matthew Thomas’s 2023 season.
Matches Matthew on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson LaDuke's senior season at Nevada (2023).
Matches Jackson on