Roger McCreary: CB · Auburn · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Roger McCreary
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at Auburn: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele and Bryan Harsin. The first one came in 2021: All-America (AP) (Associated Press). A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Alabama — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 14 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 60-10vs Akron | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-0vs Alabama State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ No. 10 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-19@ LSU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34vs No. 2 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-23@ No. 17 Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20vs No. 10 Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-20@ No. 13 Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-43vs Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-21@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs No. 3 Alabama | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Total | 49 | 41 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 14 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
29%14 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this season49 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 14 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan Harsin
Pass share
51.0%
452 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
483 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #7 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2021
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 135 tackles, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at #35 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2021)
named by 4 selectors
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Bryan Harsin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 5th NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 5th NFL season
