Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Dante McClellan
Sophomore linebacker for Missouri. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 227 lb · Canton, OH · McKinley
Returning to Missouri for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Missouri. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2025.
Dante McClellan
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Missouri. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of McKinley
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 10-5 over that span.
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Missouri
Returning around him
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
Background
2025: Saw action in 12 games as a true freshman … Made seven total tackles, broke up a pass, hurried the quarterback once and recorded a pick-six. Central Arkansas: Totaled three tackles and took an interception 83 yards to the house in his collegiate debut. Louisiana: Was in on two stops with a...
The linebacker corps · Missouri
- Robert Woodyard Jr.67 tackles · 2025
- #5Nicholas Rodriguez61 tackles · 2025
- #6Jeremiah Beasley19 tackles · 2025
- #9Dante McClellan7 tackles · 2025
- #17Brian Huff5 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology