Usage Score
3.9
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.
Efficiency
13.4
Consistency
6.1
Season Value
8.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 9
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State • Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Tanner McCalister, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Tanner McCalister shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Oklahoma State paired 7 primary output with 21.9 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: Iowa
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
13.4
Usage
3.9
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 10
First Half0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · Games = 11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
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 Wisconsin | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oklahoma State
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Ohio State
2022
Final stop
Season Progression
201820182019201920202020202120212022
| 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 | 1.5 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 1.5 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 7 | 21.9 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 7 | 21.9 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 8 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 8 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 13.4 | 3.9 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
TCU
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#2
Iowa
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#3
Wisconsin
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.
#4
TCU
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
#5
Texas Tech
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Postseason · Oklahoma State
7 primary output · 21.9 efficiency · 3.7 usage
14.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
14.8
7 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Oklahoma State
14.2
8 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.871
Rockwall-Heath · Rockwall, TX
- Committed To
- Oklahoma State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
2
Career teams
9
Seasons tracked
145
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 53 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.