Player Dossier

2019-2023

Ohio

Kylen McCracken

DL • 6'3" • 306 lbs • Cleveland Heights, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kylen McCracken shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.8

Efficiency

4.7

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Ohio • Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

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.

Kylen McCracken, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Marshall. Kylen McCracken shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Marshall paired 0 primary output with 4.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 4.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio, Marshall.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina

Win with 0 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Postseason · Marshall

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.7

Usage

0.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

UTSA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. Unknown: 0. East Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Old Dominion: 0. NC State: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. South Alabama: 0. Arkansas State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 0 by 0. East Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

East Carolina

Best efficiency game

12.5 vs East Carolina

Result
Wed 12/20vs UTSAL 17-3510000
Sat 11/25vs Arkansas StateW 35-2110000
Sat 11/18@ South AlabamaL 0-2810000
Sun 11/12vs Georgia SouthernW 38-3310000
Sat 10/7@ NC StateL 41-4810000
Sat 9/30vs Old DominionW 41-3510000
Sat 9/23vs Virginia TechW 24-1710000
Sat 9/9@ East CarolinaW 31-1331000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown00000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ohio

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Marshall

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonOhio212.25.1
2019 Regular SeasonOhio212.25.10
2020 Regular SeasonOhio111.74.9-1
2021 Regular SeasonOhio0.511.32.1-0.5
2022 Regular SeasonOhio15.40.70.5
2023 PostseasonMarshall04.70.8-1
2023 Regular SeasonMarshall04.70.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nevada

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#2

Bowling Green

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#3

Western Michigan

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#4

Buffalo

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.8 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Marshall

0 primary output · 4.7 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Marshall

35.2

0 primary · 4.7 efficiency · 0.8 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Ohio

10.2

2 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7803

Cleveland Heights · Cleveland, OH

Committed To
Ohio
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

43

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kylen McCracken quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
43