Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021East Carolina
Ja'Quan McMillian
CB • 5'10" • 161 lbs • Winston-salem, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ja'Quan McMillian shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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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: 2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charleston Southern
Player Story
Ja'Quan McMillian built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a cornerback from Winston-salem, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Ja'Quan McMillian's career was his...
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- Commit Date
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Ja'Quan McMillian, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · East Carolina. Ja'Quan McMillian shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 5
- Passes defended
- 27
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Ja'Quan McMillian quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · CB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- Charleston Southern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cartersville
- High school pipeline
- Cartersville · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · CB 17th (top 5%) · American Athletic 36th (top 8%) · National 487th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 38 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 9 | 33 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 56 | 4 | 0 | - | 15 | 2 | 57.9 |
Related Context
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Ja'Quan McMillian played CB for East Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ja'Quan McMillian recorded 127 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 24 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charleston Southern
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
7.7
Consistency
30.6
Best Game by takeover score
Charleston Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 2. South Carolina: 2.5. Marshall: 2. Charleston Southern: 7. Tulane: 5.5. UCF: 1. Houston: 0. South Florida: 1. Temple: 1. Memphis: 1. Navy: 0. Cincinnati: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 10 by 61.7. South Carolina: 1 by 29.2. Marshall: 6 by 45. Charleston Southern: 10 by 91.7. Tulane: 6 by 75. UCF: 4 by 26.7. Houston: 4 by 16.7. South Florida: 2 by 18.3. Temple: 3 by 22.5. Memphis: 3 by 22.5. Navy: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 7 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charleston Southern
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs Charleston Southern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Cincinnati | L 13-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Navy | W 38-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Memphis | W 30-29 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Temple | W 45-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/28 | vs South Florida | W 29-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Houston | L 24-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ UCF | L 16-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs TulaneSplash game | W 52-29 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Charleston Southern10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-28 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ MarshallSplash game | W 42-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | L 17-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 9/2 | @ App State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 19-33 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Ja'Quan McMillian story
Ja'Quan McMillian built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a cornerback from Winston-salem, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Ja'Quan McMillian's career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 12 interceptions, and 27 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with East Carolina. 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 Ja'Quan McMillian's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 1 return yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Ja'Quan McMillian 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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East Carolina
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 13 | 24 | 3.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 7 | 23.1 | 5.6 | -6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 24 | 37.4 | 7.7 | 17 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Charleston Southern
Week 4 · W 31-28
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulane
Week 5 · W 52-29 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
84.5 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.5 takeover score.
#3
vs SMU
Week 13 · W 52-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
@ App State
Week 1 · L 19-33
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Havoc Plays
63.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Temple
Week 6 · L 17-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · East Carolina
24 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
41.7
13 primary · 24 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
28.4
7 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
9
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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