Zakoby McClain: LB · Auburn · #9.
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Zakoby McClain
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The four seasons at Auburn span three head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele and Bryan Harsin. The first one came in 2021: All-SEC. On tape: 15 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas, Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
95 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-0vs Alabama State | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ No. 10 Penn State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-19@ LSU | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34vs No. 2 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-23@ No. 17 Arkansas | 15 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20vs No. 10 Ole Miss | 14 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | L 3-20@ No. 13 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-43vs Mississippi State | 13 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-21@ South Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs No. 3 Alabama | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 95 | 55 | 8.0 | 2.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
95tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%8 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
6%6 pass breakups95 tackles · 8 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
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
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #57 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 267 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Bryan Harsin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
