Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 2 | 1186th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1083rd / 1911 |
| Run stops | 23 | 46th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 53 | — |
Where McCain's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Miami (OH)#96 · 4-3 | 7 | 91% | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | Miami (OH)#85 · 7-7 | 12 | 58% | 73 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH)#56 · 9-5 | 7 | 9% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Miami (OH)#56 · 11-3 | 1 | 0% | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Malcolm McCain's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Malcolm McCain's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ | L 14–59 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | W 45–7 | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 3 | @ | L 31–35 | 6.6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | W 24–21 | 6.7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 5 | L 20–24 | 6.5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 6 | @ | W 20–19 | 7.7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | · | · |
| 7 | W 34–14 | 6.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.7 | 57 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 57 | 25th / 5408 |
| Solo | 22 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1347th / 2450 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 3 | 157th / 1380 |
| Passes defended | 1 | 704th / 1589 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Pittsburgh | ✓ LB | 75 | ~61 (31–72) | 7 | 81% |
| Wk 2 · Holy Cross | ✓ LB | 44 | ~33 (3–44) | 5 | 75% |
| Wk 3 · Cincinnati | ✓ LB | 76 | ~66 (34–76) | 10 | 87% |
| Wk 4 · UConn | ✓ LB | 60 | ~59 (30–60) | 9 | 98% |
| Wk 5 · Bowling Green | ✓ LB | 60 | ~56 (28–60) | 7 | 93% |
| Wk 6 · Massachusetts | ✓ LB | 65 | ~65 (33–65) | 8 | 100% |
| Wk 7 · Akron | ✓ LB | 70 | ~70 (36–70) | 10 | 100% |
| Season | 7 GS | 450 | 410 (344–450) | 56 | 91% |
14 LBs on the Miami (OH) roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Malcolm McCain | LB | JR | 57 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Blayne Myrick | LB | SR | 35 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| CJ Young | LB | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 43 | Grant Lyons | LB | SR | 21 | 5.5 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 26 | Eli Coppess | LB | SR | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Brock Uihlein | LB | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 35 | Tyler Dikos | LB | JR | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 37 | Vito McConnell | LB | FR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Luke Myers | LB | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Christian McKinney | LB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 33 | Harrison Brewster | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Brody Sink | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | Malik Ray | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | Evan Gilder | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Miami (OH) depth chart →