Player Dossier

2018-2020

Michigan

Cameron McGrone

LB • 6'1" • 236 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cameron McGrone shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

45%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

58

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

62

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

66

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Player Story

Cameron McGrone built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 44, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Cameron McGrone's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.9481

Lawrence Central · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2021
Selection
Round 5 · Pick 33
Overall
No. 177
NFL Team
New England Patriots

Cameron McGrone, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan. Cameron McGrone shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
91
TFL
11
Sacks
4
QB hurries
5
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Cameron McGrone quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · LB
Career Tackles
91
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Michigan
Top game
Penn State
Recruit profile
4-star · Lawrence Central · Michigan
High school pipeline
Lawrence Central · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2021 · Round 5 · Pick 33 · New England Patriots
Latest roster
No. 44 · Junior
2020 Tackles rank
26 tackles · LB 379th (top 34%) · Big Ten 95th (top 18%) · National 1,010th (top 20%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2019 PostseasonMichigan1160.50-1068.3
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan11598.53.55-068.3
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan52620.5--030.9

Related Context

Cameron McGrone played LB for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cameron McGrone recorded 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Michigan paired 18.5 primary output with 41.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Michigan

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

26.7

Usage

8.4

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 1.5. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Rutgers: 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. Minnesota: 5 by 35.8. Michigan State: 7 by 29.2. Indiana: 7 by 29.2. Wisconsin: 6 by 35. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.8 · Games = 2 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

35.8 vs Minnesota

Result
Sun 11/22@ RutgersW 48-4210000
Sun 11/15vs WisconsinL 11-4965100
Sat 11/7@ IndianaL 21-3874000
Sat 10/31vs Michigan StateL 24-2773000
Sat 10/24@ MinnesotaW 49-245210.500

Player Story

Cameron McGrone story

Cameron McGrone built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a linebacker from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 44, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Cameron McGrone's career was his defensive production: 91 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cameron McGrone's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Cameron McGrone moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Michigan

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan0
2019 PostseasonMichigan18.541.411.218.5
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan18.541.411.20
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan2.526.78.4-16

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Penn State

Week 8 · L 21-28 · Conference game

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#2

vs Iowa

Week 6 · W 10-3 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

83.2 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.2 takeover score.

#3

@ Illinois

Week 7 · W 42-25 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Ohio State

Week 14 · L 27-56 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

71.3 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.

#5

@ Minnesota

Week 8 · W 49-24 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

71.1 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Michigan

18.5 primary output · 41.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Michigan

68.3

18.5 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Michigan

30.9

2.5 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

4

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games