Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#3
Malcolm Mccain
Junior linebacker for Miami (OH). 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Snellville, GA · Brookwood
CFB Index 54 · #259 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Miami (OH) for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
12
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Holy Cross
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Miami (OH). 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2023.
Malcolm Mccain
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Miami (OH) linebacker corps. The receipt: 7 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Brookwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 28-16 over that span.
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Miami (OH)9-5HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Miami (OH)1-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
54 · #259 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #259 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #25 of 55 Mid-American LBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 93 | 38 | 7.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 24 LONG · 100 PCT · 9 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami (OH)
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Miami (OH)
Returning around him
- 1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Raylen Wilson’s 2025 season.
78%match
Matches Raylen on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Raylen on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu's junior season at UNLV (2025).
81%match
Matches Blesyng on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Background
2025 Highlights: Played in all 14 games, making eight starts Finished season with 73 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble Had a career-best 13 tackles versus Fresno State in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Had sacks versus Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan, both Miami wins...
The linebacker corps · Miami (OH)
- #8CJ Young89 tackles · 2025
- #15Blayne Myrick84 tackles · 2025
- #3Malcolm Mccain66 tackles · 2025
- #11Brock Uihlein29 tackles · 2025
- #26Eli Coppess17 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology