Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Kansas State
Jahron McPherson
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Basehor, KS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jahron McPherson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Illinois
Player Story
Jahron McPherson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Basehor, KS wearing No. 31, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Jahron McPherson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJahron McPherson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas State. Jahron McPherson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 155
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Jahron McPherson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 155
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Kansas State
- Top game
- Southern Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DB 171st (top 19%) · Big 12 57th (top 13%) · National 721st (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 9 | 19 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 21.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kansas State | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 9 | 54 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kansas State | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 12 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49.8 |
Related Context
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Jahron McPherson played DB for Kansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jahron McPherson recorded 155 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Kansas State paired 10.5 primary output with 36.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Illinois
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
6.1
Consistency
38.9
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. Stanford: 1.5. Southern Illinois: 2. Nevada: 1. Oklahoma State: 2. Oklahoma: 0. Iowa State: 0. Texas Tech: 0. TCU: 0. Kansas: 1.5. West Virginia: 1. Baylor: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 2 by 23.3. Southern Illinois: 5 by 40.8. Nevada: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. Iowa State: 7 by 29.2. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 7 by 44.2. West Virginia: 5 by 30.8. Baylor: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Illinois
Best efficiency game
44.2 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/5 | vs LSU | W 42-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Baylor | L 10-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs West Virginia | W 34-17 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Kansas | W 35-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs TCU | W 31-12 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Texas Tech | W 25-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Iowa State | L 20-33 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Oklahoma | L 31-37 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 20-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Nevada | W 38-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Southern IllinoisSplash game | W 31-23 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Stanford | W 24-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jahron McPherson story
Jahron McPherson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Basehor, KS wearing No. 31, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Jahron McPherson's career was his defensive production: 155 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Jahron McPherson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kansas State | 2 | 14.2 | 3.8 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas State | 2 | 14.2 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas State | 10.5 | 36.7 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kansas State | 9 | 23.5 | 6.1 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas State | 9 | 23.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Southern Illinois
Week 2 · W 31-23
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Baylor
Week 13 · L 31-32 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Oklahoma State
Week 4 · L 20-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Kansas
Week 10 · W 35-10 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Oklahoma
Week 4 · W 38-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Kansas State
10.5 primary output · 36.7 efficiency · 7.5 usage
61.5
#2
2021 Postseason · Kansas State
49.8
9 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Kansas State
49.8
9 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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