Muheem McCargo is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Ball State.
McCargo moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 37 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Temple | 32 | 24 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Temple | 37 | 17 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 106 | 63 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-42@ Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-29vs New Hampshire | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 25-31@ UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-42@ Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 42-28vs Akron | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-24vs Eastern Michigan | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-38@ Toledo | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL37 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
38.2%
277 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
Team sack rate
15.5%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #355 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #23 of 40 Mid-American DBs
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. 2,054 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mid-American as a senior.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Rod Carey, Stan Drayton and Mike Uremovich.
