Player Career

Tanner McCalister Career Story

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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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Oklahoma State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ohio State

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonOklahoma State19.31.3—
2018 Regular SeasonOklahoma State19.31.30
2019 PostseasonOklahoma State2.513.72.91.5
2019 Regular SeasonOklahoma State2.513.72.90
2020 PostseasonOklahoma State822.83.95.5
2020 Regular SeasonOklahoma State822.83.90
2021 PostseasonOklahoma State918.93.11
2021 Regular SeasonOklahoma State918.93.10
2022 Regular SeasonOhio State413.43.5-5

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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

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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