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Iowa State · 2026
Matthew McClain
SFreshman6' 1", 205 lbsFrisco, TX★★★ 2026 recruit · #1358 nationally
Iowa State Cyclones4-4 · TDC #51
Snap share
9%
likely 1–15%
Tackles
3
3629th of 5664 in FBS
Solo
2
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
Matthew McClain's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
4.3 avg. game scoreBest: 4.7 at BYU (Week 6)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Southeast Missouri State | W 38–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 | @ Iowa | L 13–16 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  Bowling Green | W 55–7 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Utah | L 17–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  West Virginia | W 45–42 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ BYU | L 10–24 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Arizona | L 3–39 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 |  Oklahoma State | W 51–49 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3629th / 5664 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · Bowling Green | 52 | ~10 (0–31) | 1 | 19% |
| Wk 6 · BYU | 61 | ~37 (0–61) | 2 | 61% |
| Season | 510 | 47 (4–74) | 3 | 9% |
Position Room
22 DBs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Seth Johnson | CB | SO | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 21 | Duhron Goodman | S | SR | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 24 | Brody Miller | S | FR | 25 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | David Coffey | CB | SO | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Drew Surges | S | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Key'on Washington | CB | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 5 | Beni Ngoyi | CB | JR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Eddie Lemos | S | SR | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Micah Harper | S | SR | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Tyrone Cotton III | CB | FR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 33 | Brady Hummel | S | FR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 42 | Matthew McClain | S | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Damarius Russell | S | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 43 | Caden Matson | S | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jaheim Singletary | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Trillion Sorrell | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 2 | Braden Awls | S | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Xavier Martinez | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Angelo Jackson | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Tayten Duncan | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Amiri Barnes | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toe Sanders | CB | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Iowa State depth chart →