Gary McCrae: DL · Louisville · #93.
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Gary McCrae
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Louisville. One game to point at: 2 tackles against NC State — Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
10 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisville | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-21vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-39vs Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 10-45vs No. 3 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-52@ Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-20@ NC State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-34vs Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-28vs Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2019
W 41-39
2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Edged out Boston College at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries10 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
34.9%
301 pass / 562 run
Plays / game
66.4
13 games
Team sack rate
11.6%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisville — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Petrino → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
