Player Dossier

2021-2025

Northern 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.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

12.6

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

11

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

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.

Cyrus McGarrell, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Cyrus McGarrell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with 7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.6 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: Ohio

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. 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 · Northern Illinois

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

12.6

Usage

6.1

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Unknown: 0. Tulsa: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Ball State: 0. Kent State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Ohio: 1 by 14.2. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ohio

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Sat 11/25@ Kent StateW 37-2722100
Wed 11/8vs Ball StateL 17-2011000
Tue 10/31@ Central MichiganL 31-3722000
Sat 10/21vs Eastern MichiganW 20-13410010
Sat 10/14vs OhioW 23-13100010
Sat 10/7@ AkronW 55-1454000
Sat 9/23vs TulsaL 14-2222000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown11000
Sat 9/2@ Boston CollegeW 27-2421000

Career Arc

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

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    Northern Illinois

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois071.40
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois312.66.13
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois071.4-3
2025 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ohio

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.

#4

Akron

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.1 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · 7 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

36.1

0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

11

3 primary · 12.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.7978

Clearwater Academy International · Clearwater, FL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

30

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
30