Tanner McCalister: S · Ohio State · #15.
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Tanner McCalister
Erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mike Gundy and Ryan Day. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Maryland — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 1 pass defended. 3 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 21 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 42 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 41 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 30 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 145 | 109 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-10vs No. 5 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-12vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-21vs Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-20@ Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 54-10vs Iowa | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-31@ No. 13 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-7@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-14vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 43-30@ Maryland | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-45vs No. 3 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 54-10
vs Iowa
2 interceptions · 11 interception return yards
Dominant 44-point win at home against Iowa.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL21 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
47.3%
409 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oklahoma State and Ohio State, 145 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy and Ryan Day.
