Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Notre Dame
Nick McCloud
DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Rock Hill, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick McCloud shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- NC State • Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Nick McCloud built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Rock Hill, SC wearing No. 4, spending time with NC State and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Nick McCloud's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Nick McCloud, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame. Nick McCloud shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 138
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 28
Quick Answers
Nick McCloud quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · DB
- Career Tackles
- 138
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brunswick · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Brunswick · 22 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DB 148th (top 19%) · FBS Independents 29th (top 14%) · National 692nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | NC State | 6 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | NC State | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 27 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | NC State | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 49 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 1 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Notre Dame | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Nick McCloud played DB for NC State and Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nick McCloud recorded 138 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 11 primary output with 22.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across NC State, Notre Dame.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
22.5
Usage
4.1
Consistency
66.3
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0. Duke: 1. Florida State: 2. Louisville: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. Georgia Tech: 1. Clemson: 1. Boston College: 2. North Carolina: 1. Syracuse: 0. Clemson: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Duke: 5 by 30.8. Florida State: 2 by 28.3. Louisville: 2 by 18.3. Pittsburgh: 4 by 36.7. Georgia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Clemson: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 2 by 28.3. North Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Syracuse: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 9 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | @ Alabama | L 14-31 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Clemson | L 10-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Syracuse | W 45-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/27 | @ North Carolina | W 31-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 45-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Clemson | W 47-40 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Georgia Tech | W 31-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 45-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Louisville | W 12-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Florida StateSplash game | W 42-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Duke | W 27-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick McCloud story
Nick McCloud built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Rock Hill, SC wearing No. 4, spending time with NC State and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Nick McCloud's career was his defensive production: 138 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 28 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Nick McCloud's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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NC State
2016-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Notre Dame
2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182018201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | NC State | 3 | 14 | 1.6 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | 14 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | NC State | 8 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | NC State | 8 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | NC State | 10 | 28.4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 28.4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 2 | 49.2 | 4.7 | -8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Notre Dame | 11 | 22.5 | 4.1 | 9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 11 | 22.5 | 4.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Clemson
Week 8 · L 7-41 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Pittsburgh
Week 8 · W 45-3
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Vanderbilt
Week 1 · W 41-17 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#4
vs East Carolina
Week 1 · W 34-6
2
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona State
Week 1 · W 52-31 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
11 primary output · 22.5 efficiency · 4.1 usage
55.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame
55.8
11 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · NC State
52.9
10 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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