Khalil McClain

Senior wide receiver for Troy. 2020: 32 catches, 383 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Troy · Sr. · #6

6′4″ · 222 lb · Creekside, GA

Troy 2020 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 51 nationally · Joined Hudson Valley

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Troy. 2020: 32 catches, 383 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Hudson Valley in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Troy, 945 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — stacked 2 td at Middle Tennessee.Middle Tennessee · W 47-142020

201912 games

Signed with Hudson Valley3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#51 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2020

2 coaches

2017

Neal Brown

Troy

2019–2020

Chip Lindsey

Troy

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chip Lindsey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Tulane5-7HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2019Troy5-7HC: Chip Lindsey · Pass-leaning

2020Troy5-6HC: Chip Lindsey · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (88th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#40 / 421 · 88th pct

Receptions#139 / 421 · 67th pct

Rush yards#76 / 202 · 63rd pct

Rec yards#165 / 421 · 61st pct

383

Rush TDs#38 / 202 · 41st pct

Yards / catch#262 / 421 · 38th pct

12.0

Long catch#268 / 421 · 36th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.2	51.8	11.7	0.8
Road6g	2.5	29.3	11.7	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.2	33.5	10.0	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	41.5	12.8	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Gerad Parker

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Troy	32	383	12.0	6	--
2019	Troy	45	562	12.5	7	--
2017	Tulane	--	--	--	--	--
Career		77	945	12.3	13	--

Season	Team
2020	Troy	2	18	--	--	--
2019	Troy	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Tulane	9	3	--	--	--
Career		11	21	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2020

W 31–29

vs Eastern Kentucky

2 rec · 24 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Eastern Kentucky at home in a shootout.

With G. Watson — 333 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · -13 rush yds (3 car) · K. Coale — 37 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.86Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 40 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Middle Tennessee · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 5 yds for a TD (Evan Legassey KICK)
Week 7 · Eastern Kentucky · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.69Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 9 yds for a TD, (Evan Legassey KICK)
Week 3 · Middle Tennessee · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.68Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 8 yds for a TD MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined (Evan Legassey KICK)
Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 8 yds for a TD (Evan Legassey KICK)
Week 14 · South Alabama · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 15 yds for a TD (Evan Legassey KICK)
Week 9 · Arkansas State · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.19Jacob Free pass complete to Khalil McClain for 16 yds to the ArkSt 35 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.17Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 29 yds to the MTnSt 35 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Georgia State · 2&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.14Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 10 yds for a TD (Evan Legassey KICK)
Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Gunnar Watson pass complete to Khalil McClain for 8 yds to the Troy 42 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	W 47-14@ Middle Tennessee	6	75	12.5	2	25	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 7-48@ BYU	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 6	W 37-17vs Texas State	4	26	6.5	0	8
Wk 7	W 31-29vs Eastern Kentucky	2	24	12.0	1	15
Wk 8	L 34-36vs Georgia State	5	65	13.0	1	35
Wk 9	W 38-10@ Arkansas State	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 10	L 13-20@ Georgia Southern	2	18	9.0	0	10
Wk 12	L 17-20vs Middle Tennessee	6	92	15.3	1	40	Season-high 92 yds
Wk 13	L 10-47@ App State	2	25	12.5	0	22
Wk 14	W 29-0@ South Alabama	3	33	11.0	1	15
Total		32	383	11.7	6	40

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology