Junior defensive lineman on UConn's 2023 roster.
6′5″ · 272 lb · Jackson Twp, NJ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 2243 nationally · Signed with UConn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on UConn's roster.
Collin McCarthy
Wins his gap play after play. Collin McCarthy has played for two head coaches in three seasons at UConn. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Utah State — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UConn, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24vs NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Florida International | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-34vs Utah State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21@ Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-59@ Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-44@ James Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Collin McCarthy’s 2021 season.
Matches Collin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jahzon Jacks's junior season at Fresno State (2024).
Matches Jahzon on
Player DNA