Player Dossier

2024-2025

Ohio State

Jaylen McClain

S • 6'0" • 201 lbs • Rahway, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylen McClain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.4

Efficiency

17.9

Consistency

7.1

Season Value

8.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ohio State
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.

Jaylen McClain, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Jaylen McClain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Ohio State paired 3 primary output with 17.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 17.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

17.9

Usage

3.4

Consistency

7.1

Best Game by takeover score

Miami

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Texas: 0. Unknown: 0. Ohio: 1. Washington: 0. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 1. UCLA: 1. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Indiana: 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. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 8 by 33.3. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Ohio: 5 by 30.8. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. UCLA: 0 by 10. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=11 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=7 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=7 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ohio

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs Texas

Result
Thu 1/1vs MiamiL 14-2432000
Sun 12/7vs IndianaL 10-1365000
Sat 11/29@ MichiganW 27-953000
Sat 11/22vs RutgersW 42-943000
Sun 11/16vs UCLAW 48-1000001
Sat 11/8@ PurdueW 34-1043001
Sat 11/1vs Penn StateW 38-1455000
Sat 10/18@ WisconsinW 34-022000
Sat 10/11@ IllinoisW 34-1632000
Sat 10/4vs MinnesotaW 42-322000
Sat 9/27@ WashingtonW 24-622000
Sat 9/13vs OhioW 37-954001
Sat 9/6vs Unknown44000
Sat 8/30vs TexasW 14-785000

Career Arc

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

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    Ohio State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonOhio State29.22.1
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State29.22.10
2025 PostseasonOhio State317.93.41
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State317.93.40

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 45 takeover score.

#2

Purdue

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

#3

Western Michigan

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.5 takeover score.

#4

Nebraska

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#5

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Ohio State

3 primary output · 17.9 efficiency · 3.4 usage

8.6

#2

2025 Regular Season · Ohio State

8.6

3 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 3.4 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Ohio State

5.6

2 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 2.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8988

Seton Hall Prep · West Orange, NJ

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

68

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
68