Deshawn McClease: RB · Virginia Tech · #33.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Deshawn McClease
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons in the Virginia Tech backfield to date. A game that shows it: 126 rushing yards and 17 receiving yards against Kentucky — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
33.7% of carries overall (176/523) → 27.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/77) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (26.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 177 | 843 | 4.8 | 7 | 45 |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 96 | 433 | 4.5 | 2 | 27 |
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 108 | 530 | 4.9 | 3 | 23 |
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 389 | 1,833 | 4.7 | 12 | 45 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 0 | 19 |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 54 |
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 0 | 24 |
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 231 | 8.2 | 0 | 54 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35@ Boston College | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17vs Old Dominion | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-17vs Furman | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45vs Duke | 17 | 102 | 6.0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-35@ Miami | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-17vs Rhode Island | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 1 | 25 | |
| Wk 8 | W 43-41vs North Carolina | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-21@ No. 16 Notre Dame | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-17vs No. 22 Wake Forest | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-0@ Georgia Tech | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-0vs Pittsburgh | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-39@ Virginia | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 1 | 22 | |
 Bowl | L 30-37vs Kentucky | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 1 | 43 | |
| Total | 177 | 843 | 4.8 | 7 | 45 |
Bowl · 2019
L 30-37
vs Kentucky · neutral site
126 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 17 yds
With H. Hooker — 107 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 50 rush yds (12 car) · O. Bradburn — 41.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
35%166 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 177 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 177 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Justin Fuente — 33-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 68.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 48.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 75.6 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 52.3 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
36.6%
317 pass / 549 run
Plays / game
66.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
177 carries and 11 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia Tech, 1,833 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Justin Fuente.
