#45

Ryan McClain

LB · Akron · Sr. · #45

Akron 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ryan McClain

LB · Akron · Sr · #45

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#288 national
CFB
College
Akron
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Akron2-10HC: Oscar Rodriguez · Run-leaning

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2021

W 35–20

at Bowling Green

1 SOLO  ·  4 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

LB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Mase Funa’s 2021 season.

Mase Funa

65%match

Oregon · 2021

#2

Elijah McAllister

Vanderbilt · 2021

62%
#3

O'Rien Vance

Iowa State · 2021

56%
#4

Kylan Wilborn

UNLV · 2021

54%
#5

Jaques Evans

Western Kentucky · 2021

54%

Matches Mase on

PD rate

Differs from Mase on

Sack rate (higher)
Weight (lower)
Solo tackle rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chace Davis's sophomore season at Bowling Green (2023).

Chace Davis

84%match

Bowling Green · 2023

#2

Justus Boone

Florida · 2022

82%
#3

Aeneas DiCosmo

Stanford · 2022

76%
#4

Hunter Echols

USC · 2021

76%
#5

Lorenza Surgers

Vanderbilt · 2021

75%

Matches Chace on

Tackle volume
TFL rate
Sack rate