Jared McGee: S · Northwestern · #41.
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Jared McGee
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Northwestern since. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Michigan — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northwestern | 50 | 35 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 27 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 36 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 113 | 77 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-27@ Purdue | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-21vs Duke | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-39vs Akron | 8 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs No. 14 Michigan | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-19@ No. 20 Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Nebraska | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 18-15@ Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs No. 20 Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45vs No. 6 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 35 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL50 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 26-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
51.1%
524 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
73.3
14 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
578 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Northwestern, 113 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Fitzgerald.
