Cyrus Mcgarrell is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Northern Illinois.
Mcgarrell moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the same secondary at Northern Illinois. On tape: 3 tackles against Western Illinois, Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 20 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-15vs Western Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 16-14@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7@ Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 54-15
3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Western Illinois.
3 seasons under Thomas Hammock, all run-leaning offenses — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
40.1%
368 pass / 549 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Thomas Hammock.
From Windsor, ON — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.
