Player Dossier

2020-2023

Kentucky

JuTahn McClain

RB • 5'9" • 198 lbs • Fairfield, OH, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

JuTahn McClain leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.7 efficiency.

Usage Score

7.7

Efficiency

44.7

Consistency

51.9

Season Value

37.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

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.

JuTahn McClain, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Kentucky. JuTahn McClain leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.7 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

Kentucky paired 378 primary output with 50.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 44.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Kentucky

Games

9

Scrimmage Yards / G

17.1

Efficiency

44.7

Usage

7.7

Consistency

51.9

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 19. Unknown: 24. Akron: 23. Vanderbilt: 64. Florida: 2. Georgia: 21. Tennessee: 1. South Carolina: 0. Louisville: 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. Ball State: 5 by 29.9. Unknown: 7 by 36.8. Akron: 3 by 79.9. Vanderbilt: 6 by 94.4. Florida: 3 by 6.9. Georgia: 4 by 54.7. Tennessee: 1 by 10.4

Split Comparison

Wins21.6 · n=5 · +14.3 vs Losses
Losses7.3 · n=3 · -14.3 vs Wins
First Half26.4 · n=5 · +20.9 vs Second Half
Second Half5.5 · n=4 · -20.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

94.4 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sat 11/25@ LouisvilleW 38-31
Sun 11/19@ South CarolinaL 14-17
Sat 10/28vs TennesseeL 27-3311101
Sat 10/7@ GeorgiaL 13-514215.3005.3
Sat 9/30vs FloridaW 33-14320.7000.7
Sat 9/23@ VanderbiltW 45-2866410.70110.7
Sat 9/16vs AkronW 35-33237.7007.7
Sat 9/9vs Unknown5183.600263.4
Sat 9/2vs Ball StateW 44-14492.3001103.8

Career Arc

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

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    Kentucky

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky6250.45.2
2021 PostseasonKentucky20747.78.6145
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky20747.78.60
2022 PostseasonKentucky37850.614.8171
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky37850.614.80
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky15444.77.7-224

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Vanderbilt

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64

Primary metric

64 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.

#2

Vanderbilt

69

Primary metric

Win with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

#3

Vanderbilt

62

Primary metric

Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

#4

Mississippi State

17

Primary metric

Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

17 scrimmage yards and 2.6 usage.

#5

Mississippi State

78

Primary metric

Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Postseason · Kentucky

378 primary output · 50.6 efficiency · 14.8 usage

56.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · Kentucky

56.5

378 primary · 50.6 efficiency · 14.8 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Kentucky

45

207 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 8.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8194

Rockwall · Rockwall, TX

Committed To
UTEP
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

801

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
643