Jaylon McClain-Sapp: DB · Marshall · #7.
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Jaylon McClain-Sapp
Erases the deep middle of the field. Arrived as a two-star recruit; five seasons of production at Marshall since. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Middle Tennessee — Week 11, 2020.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-7vs No. 24 App State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-9vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-10vs Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-14vs Middle Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 0-20vs Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 13-22vs UAB | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL31 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
5 seasons under Doc Holliday — 35-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doc Holliday
Pass share
42.1%
279 pass / 384 run
Plays / game
73.7
9 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Marshall, 67 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 26 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Doc Holliday.
