Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Virginia Tech
Deshawn McClease
RB • 5'9" • 190 lbs • Chesapeake, VA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Deshawn McClease leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
55
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Deshawn McClease built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Chesapeake, VA wearing No. 33, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Deshawn McClease's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Deshawn McClease, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Deshawn McClease leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,064
- Rushing yards
- 1,833
- Receiving yards
- 231
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Deshawn McClease quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,064
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Oscar Smith · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Oscar Smith · 38 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Junior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 913 scrimmage yards · RB 89th (top 14%) · ACC 19th (top 7%) · National 154th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 472 | 406 | 66 | 3 | 53.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 11 | 110 | 102 | 8 | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 418 | 331 | 87 | 2 | 51.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 13 | 143 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 72.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 13 | 770 | 717 | 53 | 6 | 72.6 |
Related Context
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Deshawn McClease played RB for Virginia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Deshawn McClease recorded 1,833 rushing yards, 231 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 913 primary output with 47.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Loss with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
49.7
Efficiency
43.5
Usage
14.9
Consistency
62.2
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 124. West Virginia: 51. Delaware: 8. East Carolina: 70. Old Dominion: 58. Clemson: 23. Boston College: 2. Duke: 75. Miami: 33. Georgia Tech: 2. Pittsburgh: 70. Virginia: 80
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 18 by 71.8. West Virginia: 8 by 66.4. Delaware: 4 by 22.9. East Carolina: 12 by 55.6. Old Dominion: 11 by 46.3. Clemson: 5 by 37.9. Boston College: 4 by 5.2. Duke: 15 by 52.1. Miami: 11 by 32.6. Georgia Tech: 1 by 20.8. Pittsburgh: 14 by 52.1. Virginia: 14 by 57.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51.8 · Games = 8 · +6.3 vs Losses
Losses45.5 · Games = 4 · -6.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
71.8 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Oklahoma State100 rush yards | L 21-30 | 18 | 124 | 6.90 | 0 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Virginia | W 10-0 | 13 | 71 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Pittsburgh | W 20-14 | 14 | 70 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Georgia Tech | L 22-28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Miami | L 10-28 | 9 | 29 | 3.20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Duke | W 24-3 | 15 | 75 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Boston College | W 23-10 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Clemson | L 17-31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Old Dominion | W 38-0 | 9 | 35 | 3.90 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ East Carolina | W 64-17 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Delaware | W 27-0 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs West Virginia | W 31-24 | 8 | 51 | 6.40 | 1 | — | — | 6.4 |
Player Story
Deshawn McClease story
Deshawn McClease built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Chesapeake, VA wearing No. 33, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Deshawn McClease's career was his backfield work: 1,833 rushing yards, 389 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 231 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Virginia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 231 receiving yards and 172 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Deshawn McClease 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
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Virginia Tech
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 27 | 35.2 | 11 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 596 | 43.5 | 14.9 | 569 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 596 | 43.5 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 528 | 44.2 | 15.8 | -68 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 528 | 44.2 | 15.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 913 | 47.9 | 25.7 | 385 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 913 | 47.9 | 25.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kentucky
Week 1 · L 30-37 · Postseason
Loss with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
93.4 takeover
143 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.
#2
vs Cincinnati
Week 1 · L 31-35 · Postseason
110
Scrimmage Yards
81.1 takeover
Loss with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 21.5 usage.
#3
@ Oklahoma State
Week 1 · L 21-30 · Postseason
124
Scrimmage Yards
80.8 takeover
Loss with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
124 scrimmage yards and 24.7 usage.
#4
vs Rhode Island
Week 7 · W 34-17
124
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
124 scrimmage yards and 21.4 usage.
#5
vs Duke
Week 5 · L 10-45 · Conference game
107
Scrimmage Yards
79 takeover
Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 35.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech
913 primary output · 47.9 efficiency · 25.7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
72.6
913 primary · 47.9 efficiency · 25.7 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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596 primary · 43.5 efficiency · 14.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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