Darius McClendon: CB · Bowling Green.
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Darius McClendon
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Rick Stockstill, Tom Herman and Scot Loeffler. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Miami (OH), Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | Bowling Green | 31 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 60 | 38 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 99 | 57 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-17vs Fordham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-26@ No. 25 Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 27-30vs Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ Akron | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-6vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-26@ Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-13@ Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-13vs Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-13@ Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 12-28vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-38vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 27-20
at Akron
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
31tackles this season31 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scot Loeffler
Pass share
50.4%
418 pass / 411 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #264 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Middle Tennessee, Florida Atlantic and Bowling Green, 99 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Rick Stockstill, Tom Herman and Scot Loeffler.
