Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2009Notre Dame
Kyle McCarthy
S • 6'1" • Youngstown, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyle McCarthy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Kyle McCarthy built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a safety from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 28, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Kyle McCarthy's career was his defensive production: 8...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Kyle McCarthy, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Kyle McCarthy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Kyle McCarthy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Marietta · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Marietta · 30 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.9 |
Related Context
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Kyle McCarthy is listed as a S for Notre Dame. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 5 primary output with 25 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2008 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 1. USC: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
20 vs USC
Player Story
Kyle McCarthy story
Kyle McCarthy built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a safety from Youngstown, OH wearing No. 28, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Kyle McCarthy's career was his defensive production: 8 interceptions across 7 career games in the available record. That gives Kyle McCarthy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 5 | 25 | — | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boston College
Week 8 · W 20-16
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 5 · L 19-33
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ USC
Week 14 · L 3-38
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Stanford
Week 6 · W 28-21
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 3 · W 33-30
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Notre Dame
5 primary output · 25 efficiency · — usage
68.9
#2
2008 Regular Season · Notre Dame
53.3
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Notre Dame
46.7
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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