Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Ohio 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.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Jaylen McClain built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Rahway, NJ wearing No. 18, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jaylen McClain's career was his defensive production: 68...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Jaylen McClain, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Jaylen McClain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Jaylen McClain quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · S
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Seton Hall Prep · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Seton Hall Prep · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · S 105th (top 19%) · Big Ten 69th (top 9%) · National 541st (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 14 | 50 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 38.3 |
Related Context
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Jaylen McClain played S for Ohio State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jaylen McClain recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio State.
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: Purdue
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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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
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Texas: 0. Grambling: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 8 by 33.3. Grambling: 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
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Wins0.3 · Games = 12 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 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
Purdue
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs Miami | L 14-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/7 | vs Indiana | L 10-13 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Michigan | W 27-9 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Rutgers | W 42-9 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs UCLA | W 48-10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Purdue | W 34-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Penn State | W 38-14 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Wisconsin | W 34-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Illinois | W 34-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Minnesota | W 42-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Washington | W 24-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Ohio | W 37-9 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Grambling | W 70-0 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Texas | W 14-7 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen McClain story
Jaylen McClain built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a safety from Rahway, NJ wearing No. 18, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jaylen McClain's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 4 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Ohio State. 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 Jaylen McClain's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylen McClain 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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Ohio State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 2 | 9.2 | 1.9 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 3 | 17.9 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 17.9 | 3.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 90 Purdue
Week 11 · W 34-10 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
55.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 84 Ohio
Week 3 · W 37-9
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Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 56-0
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Havoc Plays
54.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 9 · W 21-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 98 UCLA
Week 12 · W 48-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Ohio State
3 primary output · 17.9 efficiency · 3.4 usage
38.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
38.3
3 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Ohio State
24.8
2 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
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Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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