Kishawn McClain

Safety for North Texas. 2017: 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 96 tackles.

S · North Texas · #6

5′11″ · 187 lb · Rosenberg, TX

North Texas 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 safety for North Texas. 2017: 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 96 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to North Texas in 2014.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ATH recruit

No. 3336 nationally · Signed with North Texas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at North Texas, 187 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

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

2014

Signed with North Texas2-star out of Terry

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3336 national

CFB

College

North Texas

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2015

Dan McCarney

North Texas

2016–2017

Seth Littrell

North Texas

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dan McCarney → Seth Littrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014North Texas4-8HC: Dan McCarney · Run-leaning

2015North Texas1-11HC: Dan McCarney · Balanced

2016North Texas5-8HC: Seth Littrell · Balanced

2017North Texas9-5HC: Seth Littrell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (97th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#22 / 2682 · 99th pct

Tackles#84 / 2682 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#678 / 2682 · 73rd pct

4.5

Interceptions#144 / 795 · 72nd pct

Passes defended#746 / 2682 · 66th pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	7.3	0.6	0.0	0.0
Road7g	6.4	0.0	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.3	0.4	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+7g	7.4	0.3	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Neal Brown

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	North Texas	96	67	4.5	0.0	2	2	--
2016	North Texas	91	67	5.0	1.5	3	3	--
2015	North Texas	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
2014	North Texas	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		187	134	9.5	1.5	5	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017

W 46–43

vs UAB

7 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 TFL

Edged out UAB at home in a shootout.

With M. Fine — 261 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.8 · 18 rush yds (7 car) · J. Wilson — 211 rush yds (26 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 59-14vs Lamar	3	2	0.5	—	0
Wk 2	L 32-54@ SMU	5	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 14-31@ Iowa	6	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 46-43vs UAB	7	5	1.0	1	0
Wk 5	W 43-28@ Southern Miss	6	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 29-26vs UTSA	9	7	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 31-69@ Florida Atlantic	11	7	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 9	W 45-38vs Old Dominion	11	7	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 24-23@ Louisiana Tech	8	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 45-10vs UTEP	3	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 52-49vs Army	10	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 30-14@ Rice	5	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 17-41@ Florida Atlantic	4	4	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 30-50vs Troy	8	7	0.0	1	0
Total		96	67	4.5	2	2

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

2014

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays