Nick McCann: DL · Texas State · #96.
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Nick McCann
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Florida International — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas State | 28 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 24 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 74 | 36 | 9.0 | 4.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-29vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Florida International | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 34-42vs Incarnate Word | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-59@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-31vs Troy | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-28@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-19vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-38vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-35@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 24-22
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%3 TFLSack rate
9%2 sacksHurry rate
11%3 hurries28 tackles · 3 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
46.9%
387 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #149 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Texas Tech and Texas State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 34 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells and Jake Spavital.
