Senior linebacker for Akron. 2021: 21 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Albuquerque, NM
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 288 nationally · Joined Akron
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Akron. 2021: 21 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Ryan McClain
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two seasons at Akron, two different head coaches: Tom Arth and Oscar Rodriguez. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Buffalo — Week 8, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Akron, 32 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Arth → Oscar Rodriguez. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (28th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #562 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 35–14
vs Bryant
2 SOLO · 3 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Bryant.
With D. Irons — 296 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.3 · 136 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · M. Mathison — 3 rec · 61 yds · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-60@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Bryant | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-59@ Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-20@ Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-45vs Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 25-31vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 40-45@ Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-49@ Toledo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Mase Funa’s 2021 season.
Matches Mase on
Differs from Mase on
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).
Matches Chace on
Player DNA