Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Miami
Zach McCloud
DL • 6'2" • 254 lbs • Lantana, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach McCloud shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Zach McCloud built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Lantana, FL wearing No. 53, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Zach McCloud's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Zach McCloud, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Miami. Zach McCloud shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 187
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Zach McCloud quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · DL
- Career Tackles
- 187
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 58 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Miami
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Santaluces Community · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Santaluces Community · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DL 202nd (top 22%) · ACC 165th (top 26%) · National 1,536th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 31 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Miami | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 38 | 4.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 3 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 9 | 25 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 28 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 57 |
Related Context
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Zach McCloud played DL for Miami. Across 6 tracked seasons, Zach McCloud recorded 187 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Miami paired 16 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Miami
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
25.2
Usage
7.1
Consistency
43.6
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: 0.5. App State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Central Connecticut: 2. Virginia: 2. North Carolina: 1. NC State: 1. Pittsburgh: 4. Georgia Tech: 3. Virginia Tech: 2. Duke: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 3 by 17.5. App State: 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Central Connecticut: 2 by 28.3. Virginia: 3 by 32.5. North Carolina: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 1 by 14.2. Pittsburgh: 3 by 52.5. Georgia Tech: 4 by 46.7. Virginia Tech: 1 by 24.2. Duke: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · -0.9 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
52.5 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Duke | W 47-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | W 38-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Georgia TechSplash game | W 33-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 38-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs NC State | W 31-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ North Carolina | L 42-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/30 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 28-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Central ConnecticutSplash game | W 69-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Michigan State | L 17-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs App State | W 25-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Alabama | L 13-44 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zach McCloud story
Zach McCloud built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Lantana, FL wearing No. 53, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Zach McCloud's career was his defensive production: 187 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 58 career games in the available record. That gives Zach McCloud's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Miami
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017201820182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 9.5 | 20.8 | 4.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 9.5 | 20.8 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 6 | 19.9 | 4.4 | -3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 6 | 19.9 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Miami | 5 | 21.2 | 4.1 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 5 | 21.2 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 1.5 | 16.1 | 2.8 | -3.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 5 | 18 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 5 | 18 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 16 | 25.2 | 7.1 | 11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Pittsburgh
Week 10 · W 51-28 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisville
Week 3 · W 47-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Pittsburgh
Week 9 · W 38-34 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
vs North Carolina
Week 5 · W 47-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia Tech
Week 7 · W 25-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Miami
16 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 7.1 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Miami
32.5
9.5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Miami
32.5
9.5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
12
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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