Zach McCloud: DL · Miami · #53.
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Zach McCloud
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at Miami: Mark Richt, Manny Diaz and Jess Simpson. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Georgia Tech — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-44vs No. 1 Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 25-23vs App State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-38vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 69-0vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-30vs Virginia | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30vs No. 18 NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-34@ No. 17 Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-30vs Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-26vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 47-10@ Duke | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 7.5 | 5.5 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2021
W 38-34
at Pittsburgh
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Pittsburgh on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%8 TFLSack rate
20%6 sacksHurry rate
11%3 hurries28 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jess Simpson
Pass share
53.7%
462 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #51 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Miami, 9 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 57 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
