Malcolm Mccain
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Miami (OH) linebacker corps to date. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Buffalo — Week 10, 2026.
70 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
70 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | Miami (OH) | 70 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 66 | 28 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 151 | 60 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 10): 11 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs UConn | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-24vs Bowling Green | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-19@ Massachusetts | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs Akron | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-34vs Buffalo | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 70 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Nov. 3 · L 31-34 vs Buffalo, play by play
11 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 12 for him; the box score credits 11.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
How Miami (OH)’s defense played that day
Buffalo’s 11 drives: 5 stopped (2 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 7.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
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 -25 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
70tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups70 tackles · 1 for loss.
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 32-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.0%
229 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
279 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
70 tackles in 9 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #282 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #25 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,131 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a redshirt junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chuck Martin.
