John McCartan

LB • 6'5" • 258 lbs • Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA

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John McCartan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.

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Major defensive role

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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Oregon State

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8383

Santa Margarita Catholic · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Committed To: Oregon State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2018

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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%)

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.

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