Oscar McWood is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Miami (OH).
McWood is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the Miami (OH) linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 15, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 | Miami (OH) | 35 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 51 | 21 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 23 | 8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 119 | 49 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-17@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45@ Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs UNLV | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-0vs Lindenwood | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-14@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-7@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-30vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-24vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-24vs Ball State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 13-23vs Western Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
 Bowl | L 3-18vs Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Week 5 · 2025
W 38-0
vs Lindenwood
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 38-point win at home against Lindenwood.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%3 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups35 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Chuck Martin — 40-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.4%
367 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
60.4
14 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
376 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #35 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%).
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chuck Martin.
