Collin McCarthy: DL · UConn · #91.
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Collin McCarthy
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at UConn. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Utah State — Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 1 pass 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| 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 No. 18 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@ No. 19 Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-44@ No. 21 James Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries14 tackles.
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
Jim Mora
Pass share
49.6%
381 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UConn, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
