Jarius McDade: DT · Nevada · #78.
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Jarius McDade
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Nevada. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UNLV — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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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 72-19vs Portland State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-41@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-35vs Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 44-63@ Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-21vs Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-10vs Colorado State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-12@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 29-34@ UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
 Bowl | W 16-13vs Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Bowl · 2018
W 16-13
vs Arkansas State · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries25 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
53.2%
494 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
519 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nevada, 42 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
