Courtney McBride: LB · South Alabama · #17.
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Courtney McBride
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 6 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Georgia Southern, Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Alabama | 39 | 20 | 10.5 | 5.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | 9 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 31 | 14 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 93 | 44 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-52vs North Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 87-10vs Northwestern State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-14@ App State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-42@ No. 14 LSU | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-18@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-9vs Troy | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 46-17vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-34vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 24-22@ Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-14@ Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 38-45vs Texas State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-23vs Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 20 | 10.5 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
27%10 TFLSack rate
13%5 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups39 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.3%
390 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
63.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
403 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #118 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Florida Atlantic and South Alabama, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman and Major Applewhite.
