Rodney McGraw
Rodney McGraw
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Rodney McGraw has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 13, 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: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. 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
Lance Taylor
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 42 | 18 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 22 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 24 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 47–14
vs Rhode Island
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACKS
Dominant 33-point win at home against Rhode Island.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #105 · 2026 recruiting class #112
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Linus Zunk’s 2025 season.
Matches Linus on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wesley Bailey's junior season at Rutgers (2023).
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