John McCartan
John McCartan
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent three seasons in the Oregon State linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against San Diego State, Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Oregon State, 92 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jonathan Smith.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon State | 47 | 25 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 34 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Oregon State | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 92 | 53 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023
W 36–24
vs UCLA
5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Andre Jones’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Sawyer's graduate season at Ohio State (2023).
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