Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Eric McClain
Junior cornerback on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 183 lb · Lombard, IL · Glenbard HS
CFB Index 44 · #326 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Ball State → New Mexico for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2783 nationally · Signed with Ball State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ball State in 2024.
- Transferred from Ball State to New Mexico in 2026.
Eric McClain
Erases the deep middle of the field. Eric McClain has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20247 games
- Signed with Ball State3-star out of Glenbard East
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
New Mexico
2025–2026era →
Jason Eck
New Mexico
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Jason Eck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico
2025Ball State
2026New Mexico
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2025Ball State4-8HC: Mike Uremovich · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026New Mexico2-0HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
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 2 games: 1.5 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
Jason Eck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
44 · #326 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #326 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ball State | 26 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 24 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 76 LONG · M. Kern — 38 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 39 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chrishawn Gordon’s 2023 season.
Matches Chrishawn on
PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Chrishawn on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Rodrick Hunter's sophomore season at Akron (2025).
Matches Rodrick on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Eric McClain
The secondary · New Mexico
- #7Tavian Combs72 tackles · 2025
- #5Frankie Edwards47 tackles · 2025
- #3CJ McBean40 tackles · 2025
- #9Eric McClain26 tackles · 2025
- Austin Brawley25 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology