Rodney McGraw is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Western Michigan.
McGraw disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. On tape: 5 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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 | Western Michigan | 42 | 18 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 22 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 65 | 24 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-23@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33vs North Texas | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-13vs Toledo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs Rhode Island | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-0vs Ball State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-26@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13vs Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-19@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 23-13vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs Kennesaw State | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 18 | 8.5 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%8 TFLSack rate
17%7 sacksHurry rate
24%10 hurries42 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.3%
304 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.2
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
42 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #3 of 43 Mid-American DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: James Franklin, Jeff Brohm and Lance Taylor.
