2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Deante McCray
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Tyson Helton and Mike Norvell. The first one came in 2024: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Virginia — Week 5, 2026.
13 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 13 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Florida State | 25 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 55 | 24 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 36 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 58 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs No. 19 SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-50@ No. 10 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7vs Central Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7vs Virginia | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 20-44@ Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-43@ No. 3 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-36vs Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-36 vs Clemson, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Florida State’s defense played that day
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-7.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 5 · 2026
W 38-7
vs Virginia
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Virginia.
Ratings of the games shown run from -13 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
31%4 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
8%1 hurry13 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
43.1%
219 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
63.5
8 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #179 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #68 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,202 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tyson Helton and Mike Norvell.
