Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Ohio State
Tanner McCalister
S • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Heath, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tanner McCalister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State • Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Tanner McCalister built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a safety from Heath, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Ohio State and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Tanner McCalister's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Tanner McCalister, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Tanner McCalister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 145
- TFL
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Tanner McCalister quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · S
- Career Tackles
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rockwall-Heath · Oklahoma State
- High school pipeline
- Rockwall-Heath · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · S 245th (top 47%) · Big Ten 189th (top 31%) · National 1,844th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 6 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 11 | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 18.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 11 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 49 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 14 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 11 | 21 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.3 |
Related Context
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Tanner McCalister played S for Oklahoma State and Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tanner McCalister recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Oklahoma State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Oklahoma State paired 8 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma State, Ohio State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
13.4
Usage
3.5
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Wisconsin: 2. Rutgers: 0. Michigan State: 0. Iowa: 2. Penn State: 0. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 0. Maryland: 0. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 10 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.4 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
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
40 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan | L 23-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Maryland | W 43-30 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Indiana | W 56-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Northwestern | W 21-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Penn State | W 44-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs IowaSplash game | W 54-10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Michigan State | W 49-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Rutgers | W 49-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 52-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Arkansas State | W 45-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Notre Dame | W 21-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tanner McCalister story
Tanner McCalister built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a safety from Heath, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with Ohio State and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Tanner McCalister's career was his defensive production: 145 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 13 passes defended across 53 career games in the available record. That gives Tanner McCalister's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Oklahoma State
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Ohio State
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 1 | 9.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 1 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 2.5 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 2.5 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 8 | 22.8 | 3.9 | 5.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 8 | 22.8 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 9 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 9 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 13.4 | 3.5 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ TCU
Week 14 · L 22-29 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 4 · W 52-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 8 · W 54-10 · 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.
#4
vs TCU
Week 10 · W 34-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas
Week 12 · W 31-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
52.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State
8 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 3.9 usage
49
#2
2020 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
49
8 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Oklahoma State
46.8
9 primary · 18.9 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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