Player Career

Jared McGee Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jared McGee story

Jared McGee built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Mansfield, TX wearing No. 41, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Jared McGee's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jared McGee's production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.

The arc is straightforward: Jared McGee moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNorthwestern0
2015 Regular SeasonNorthwestern00
2016 PostseasonNorthwestern7.519.64.67.5
2016 Regular SeasonNorthwestern7.519.64.60
2017 PostseasonNorthwestern111.11.9-6.5
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern111.11.90
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern727.87.16

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Akron

Week 3 · L 34-39

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#2

@ Michigan State

Week 6 · W 29-19 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

69.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Pittsburgh

Week 1 · W 31-24 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

#4

vs Nebraska

Week 4 · L 13-24 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

50.8 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Duke

Week 3 · W 24-13

1

Havoc Plays

50.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Northwestern

7.5 primary output · 19.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage

52.8

#2

2016 Regular Season · Northwestern

52.8

7.5 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Northwestern

48.5

7 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games