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Player Dossier
2021-2025Western Michigan
Rodney McGraw
DL • 6'6" • 265 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rodney McGraw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State • Louisville • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State
Player Story
Rodney McGraw built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Chicago, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Louisville, Penn State, and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Rodney...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Rodney McGraw, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan. Rodney McGraw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Rodney McGraw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Kennesaw State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Elkhart Central · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Elkhart Central · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DL 44th (top 5%) · Mid-American 92nd (top 16%) · National 868th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Michigan | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 21 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Michigan | 14 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 14 | 37 | 6 | 4.5 | 8 | - | 0 | 59.7 |
Related Context
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Rodney McGraw played DL for Penn State, Louisville, and Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Rodney McGraw recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Western Michigan paired 26.5 primary output with 29.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Louisville, Western Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kennesaw State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
29.3
Usage
9.3
Consistency
31.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kennesaw State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kennesaw State: 8. Michigan State: 0. North Texas: 5. Illinois: 0. Toledo: 1. Rhode Island: 3. Massachusetts: 2. Ball State: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Central Michigan: 0.5. Ohio: 1. Northern Illinois: 0. Eastern Michigan: 3. Miami (OH): 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kennesaw State: 5 by 70.8. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 5 by 70.8. Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 4 by 26.7. Rhode Island: 4 by 46.7. Massachusetts: 3 by 32.5. Ball State: 3 by 22.5. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 17.5. Ohio: 1 by 14.2. Northern Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 42.5. Miami (OH): 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.1 · Games = 10 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kennesaw State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Kennesaw State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | vs Kennesaw State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-6 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | W 23-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/26 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 31-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/19 | @ Northern Illinois | W 35-19 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/12 | vs Ohio | W 17-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Central Michigan | W 24-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Miami (OH) | L 17-26 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ball State | W 42-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ MassachusettsSplash game | W 21-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Rhode IslandSplash game | W 47-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Toledo | W 14-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Illinois | L 0-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs North Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | L 30-33 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Michigan State | L 6-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Rodney McGraw story
Rodney McGraw built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Chicago, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Louisville, Penn State, and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Rodney McGraw's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Rodney McGraw's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Penn State
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Louisville
2023
Transition stop
- 3
Western Michigan
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Michigan | 4.5 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 4.5 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Michigan | 26.5 | 29.3 | 9.3 | 22 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 26.5 | 29.3 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 89 Kennesaw State
Week 1 · W 41-6 · Postseason
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 22 North Texas
Week 2 · L 30-33 · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Kent State
Week 9 · W 52-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Bethune-Cookman
Week 3 · W 59-31
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Rhode Island
Week 5 · W 47-14
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
26.5 primary output · 29.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
59.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan
59.7
26.5 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Penn State
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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