Jessiah Mcgrew
Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Willie Simmons and Kenny Dillingham. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Conference USA. On tape: 14 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 7, 2026.
35 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 35 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 67 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 |
| Career | 102 | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ No. 10 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-17vs Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-55vs Baylor | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-12vs Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-53@ No. 10 Texas Tech | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-17vs Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-27@ No. 8 BYU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 20-27 at BYU, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Arizona State’s defense played that day
BYU’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 9.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 14 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Texas Tech’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 12 of his 14, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Texas Tech’s drive (fumble).
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL35 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
52.1%
285 pass / 262 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
322 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Simmons and Kenny Dillingham.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Arizona State
