THIRD AND DATA

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Team
Season
Position
Player

Jaylen McClain

S · #8 · Ohio State

Profile

Measurements
6'0" · 203 lb
Seasons
3
Recruiting
★★★★☆ · 0.8988
Class rank
#375 · 2024
Hometown
Rahway, NJ
High school
Seton Hall Prep

Returning player.

Career

vs Power 4 · 26 games

Defense96 TOT · 62 SOLO · 1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 8 PD · 0 TD

Interceptions2 INT · 7 YDS · 0 TD

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2026

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
TacklesBehind the line
5
8
3
8
4
−1
5
4
4

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions
1
1
Passes defended
4
1
@ Texas
Illinois
@ Iowa
Maryland
@ Indiana
@ USC
Oregon
Northwestern
@ Nebraska
Michigan

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 8 games

Defense41 TOT · 23 SOLO · 1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 5 PD · 0 TD

Interceptions2 INT · 7 YDS · 0 TD

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
11vs NorthwesternW 28–194300010
10vs OregonL 28–414300000
9@ USCL 18–305300000
7@ IndianaW 19–154111000
6vs MarylandW 45–168400000
5@ IowaW 31–143100000
4vs IllinoisW 42–198500040
2@ TexasL 23–245300000

Interceptions

WkOpponentResultINTYDSTD
5@ IowaW 31–14100
2@ TexasL 23–24170

 

2025

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
Tackles
8
3
2
2
3
2
5
4
4
5
6

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended
1
1
Texas
Miami *
@ Washington
Minnesota
@ Illinois
@ Wisconsin
Penn State
@ Purdue
UCLA
Rutgers
@ Michigan
Indiana *

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 12 games

Defense44 TOT · 34 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 2 PD · 0 TD

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
17vs Miami *L 14–243200000
15vs Indiana *L 10–136500000
14@ MichiganW 27–95300000
13vs RutgersW 42–94300000
12vs UCLAW 48–100000010
11@ PurdueW 34–104300010
10vs Penn StateW 38–145500000
8@ WisconsinW 34–02200000
7@ IllinoisW 34–163200000
6vs MinnesotaW 42–32200000
5@ WashingtonW 24–62200000
1vs TexasW 14–78500000

 

2024

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
Tackles
3
2
2
1
3

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended
1
Tennessee
Oregon *
Texas *
Notre Dame *
@ Michigan State
Iowa
@ Oregon
Nebraska
@ Penn State
Purdue
Northwestern *
Indiana
Michigan

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 6 games

Defense11 TOT · 5 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TD

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
17vs TennesseeW 42–173200000
12vs Northwestern *W 31–73100000
11vs PurdueW 45–01000000
9vs NebraskaW 21–170000010
6vs IowaW 35–72100000
5@ Michigan StateW 38–72100000