Player Dossier

2023-2025

Miami (OH)

Malcolm McCain

LB • 6'1" • 241 lbs • Snellville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malcolm McCain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.5

Efficiency

32.4

Consistency

36.7

Season Value

23.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Miami (OH)
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

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.

Malcolm McCain, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Malcolm McCain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Miami (OH) paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 32.4 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: Toledo

Loss with 2 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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2025 Postseason · Miami (OH)

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

32.4

Usage

9.5

Consistency

36.7

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Rutgers: 0. UNLV: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 0. Akron: 0. Eastern Michigan: 2. Western Michigan: 2. Toledo: 2. Buffalo: 1. Ball State: 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. Fresno State: 13 by 60. Wisconsin: 5 by 20.8. Rutgers: 6 by 25. UNLV: 6 by 30. Northern Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Akron: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 36.7. Western Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Toledo: 8 by 53.3. Buffalo: 8 by 43.3. Ball State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · n=5 · +1.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

60 vs Fresno State

Result
Sat 12/27@ Fresno State10+ tacklesL 3-18134100
Sat 11/29vs Ball StateW 45-2410000
Thu 11/20@ BuffaloW 37-2085100
Thu 11/13vs ToledoSplash gameL 3-2483200
Sat 10/25vs Western MichiganW 26-1772110
Sat 10/18vs Eastern MichiganW 44-3043110
Sat 10/11@ AkronW 20-741000
Sat 10/4@ Northern IllinoisW 25-1442000
Sat 9/20vs UNLVL 38-41620.5000
Sat 9/6@ RutgersL 17-4562000
Fri 8/29@ WisconsinL 0-1754000

Career Arc

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

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    Miami (OH)

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)04.20.9
2024 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)08.31.40
2025 PostseasonMiami (OH)8.532.49.58.5
2025 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)8.532.49.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Toledo

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

#2

Western Michigan

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.

#3

Eastern Michigan

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.

#4

Fresno State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

#5

Buffalo

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Miami (OH)

23.6

8.5 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8236

Brookwood · Snellville, GA

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

81

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Malcolm McCain quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
81