#23

Oscar McWood

Senior linebacker for Miami (OH). 2025: 35 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Miami (OH) · Sr. · #23

6′1″ · 216 lb · Grosse Pointe, MI

CFB Index 39 · #387 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Miami (OH) for 2026

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

QB hurries: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

3 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 1 PBU

Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Lindenwood

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Miami (OH). 2025: 35 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

His career, year by year

Oscar McWood

LB · Miami (OH) · Sr · #23

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the Miami (OH) linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 7 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 15, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Chuck Martin — 40-28 over that span.

2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2022Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

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

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

39Below cohort / limited sample #387 of 583?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#288 / 2975 · 88th pct

Sacks#707 / 2975 · 74th pct

1.5

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2975 · 63rd pct

3.0

Tackles#1098 / 2975 · 62nd pct

Solo tackles#1348 / 2975 · 53rd pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.2
Road7g	2.9	0.1	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

2026 season

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

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #387 of 583 LBs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #35 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
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	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 38–0

vs Lindenwood

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 38-point win at home against Lindenwood.

With P. Stainton — 47 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · H. Hesson — 208 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 21.5 · 13 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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 13-23@ Western Michigan	7	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Bowl	L 3-18@ Fresno State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		35	16	3.0	1.5	—	1