Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Northern Illinois
Cyrus McGarrell
S • 6'2" • 197 lbs • Windsor, ON, Canada
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cyrus McGarrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Cyrus McGarrell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Windsor, ON wearing No. 2, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cyrus McGarrell's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Cyrus McGarrell, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Cyrus McGarrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 30
- TFL
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Cyrus McGarrell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · S
- Career Tackles
- 30
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Clearwater Academy International · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Clearwater Academy International · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Cyrus McGarrell played S for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cyrus McGarrell recorded 30 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 4 primary output with 13.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
13.7
Usage
5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Southern Illinois: 0. Tulsa: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 1. Eastern Michigan: 2. Central Michigan: 0. Ball State: 0. Kent State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Southern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Ohio: 1 by 14.2. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 36.7. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kent State | W 37-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Ball State | L 17-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/31 | @ Central Michigan | L 31-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 20-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Ohio | W 23-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Akron | W 55-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Tulsa | L 14-22 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Southern Illinois | L 11-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Boston College | W 27-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cyrus McGarrell story
Cyrus McGarrell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Windsor, ON wearing No. 2, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Cyrus McGarrell's career was his defensive production: 30 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 2 interceptions across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Cyrus McGarrell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 13.7 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 7 | 1.4 | -4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · W 20-13 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio
Week 7 · W 23-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 37-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Akron
Week 6 · W 55-14 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
16.4 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 16.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Illinois
Week 1 · W 54-15
0
Havoc Plays
11.1 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
4 primary output · 13.7 efficiency · 5 usage
41.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
39.6
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
38.9
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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