Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Oregon State
John McCartan
LB • 6'5" • 258 lbs • Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John McCartan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Oregon State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Oregon State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cal Poly
Player Story
John McCartan built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of John McCartan's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Oregon State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
John McCartan, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Oregon State. John McCartan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 132
- TFL
- 19.5
- Sacks
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
John McCartan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 132
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Oregon State
- Top game
- Cal Poly
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Santa Margarita Catholic · Oregon State
- High school pipeline
- Santa Margarita Catholic · 44 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · LB 308th (top 26%) · Pac-12 62nd (top 12%) · National 678th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon State | 9 | 34 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon State | 11 | 34 | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 53.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oregon State | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 65.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oregon State | 13 | 44 | 8 | 4.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 65.2 |
Related Context
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John McCartan played LB for Oregon State. Across 6 tracked seasons, John McCartan recorded 9 receiving yards and 132 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Oregon State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Oregon State paired 20.5 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Oregon State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
9.4
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 2. San José State: 4. UC Davis: 0. San Diego State: 1. Washington State: 1. Utah: 2. California: 0. UCLA: 2. Arizona: 2. Colorado: 0. Stanford: 5. Washington: 0. Oregon: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 3 by 32.5. San José State: 3 by 52.5. UC Davis: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 7 by 39.2. Washington State: 2 by 18.3. Utah: 3 by 32.5. California: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 5 by 40.8. Arizona: 4 by 36.7. Colorado: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 5 by 70.8. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 5 by 35.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 8-40 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Oregon | L 7-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Washington | L 20-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 62-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Colorado | W 26-19 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | @ ArizonaSplash game | L 24-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs UCLASplash game | W 36-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ California | W 52-40 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs UtahSplash game | W 21-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Washington State | L 35-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs San Diego State | W 26-9 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs UC Davis | W 55-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ San José State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John McCartan story
John McCartan built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of John McCartan's career was his defensive production: 132 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John McCartan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oregon State
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon State | 2 | 8.4 | 2.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon State | 11.5 | 29.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon State | 1.5 | 10 | 3 | -10 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | — | — | -1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon State | 14.5 | 26 | 8.2 | 14.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oregon State | 20.5 | 30.8 | 9.4 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oregon State | 20.5 | 30.8 | 9.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cal Poly
Week 3 · W 45-7
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 11 · W 62-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 4 · L 14-17 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ San José State
Week 1 · W 42-17
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 3 · L 35-37
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Oregon State
20.5 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Oregon State
65.2
20.5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Oregon State
53.4
11.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 10.6 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
14
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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