Tarvarus McFadden: DB · Florida State · #4.
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Tarvarus McFadden
Erases the deep middle of the field. The three seasons at Florida State span two head coaches: Jimbo Fisher and Odell Haggins. The first career honor came in 2016: All-America (FWAA). On tape: 6 tackles against Clemson, Week 11, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 10 passes defended. 0 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Florida State | 30 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | -- | 2 |
| 2016 | Florida State | 19 | 16 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | -- |
| 2015 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-24vs No. 1 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-27vs NC State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-19@ Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-24vs No. 13 Miami | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-10@ Duke | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-31vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-35@ Boston College | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24vs Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-31@ No. 4 Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 38-22@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-10vs UL Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 42-13vs Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 30 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 10 |
Week 5 · 2017
W 26-19
at Wake Forest
5 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
33%10 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL30 tackles · 10 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Jimbo Fisher — 27-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Odell Haggins
Pass share
42.8%
344 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
61.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida State, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jimbo Fisher.
