Tight end, UConn, 2015–⁠18

Aaron McLean

Number
No. 8
Height
6′5″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Southborough, MA

Aaron McLean played tight end at UConn (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. SMU, 2018122receiving yards, career highat SMU, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015UConn45614.0029
2016UConn24020.0024
2017UConn3147215.2264
2018UConn3239612.4241
Career6996414.0464

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016UConn420000
2017UConn100000
2018UConn100000
Career620000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015UConn8TEFr.
2016UConn8TESo.
2017UConn8TEJr.
2018UConn8TESr.6′5″221

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015UConn50.85––4.2–
2016UConn6-0.23––-1.4–
2017UConn401.1298th (n=507)0.5244.75%
2018UConn480.4129th (n=497)0.5319.87%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 UConn 10 games, 32 catches, 396 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.UCFL 17–⁠56542013
Sep 8atBoise StateL 7–⁠62223115
Sep 15vs.Rhode IslandW 56–⁠49337119
Sep 29vs.CincinnatiL 7–⁠49497041
Oct 6atMemphisL 14–⁠55664018
Oct 20atSouth FloridaL 30–⁠38228024
Oct 27vs.MassachusettsL 17–⁠221202
Nov 3atTulsaL 19–⁠491606
Nov 10vs.SMUL 50–⁠62782026
Nov 17atEast CarolinaL 21–⁠55115015
2017 UConn 10 games, 31 catches, 472 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 27–⁠20336024
Sep 24vs.East CarolinaL 38–⁠41135035
Sep 30atSMUL 28–⁠495122164
Oct 14atTempleW 28–⁠24330011
Oct 21vs.TulsaW 20–⁠14448018
Oct 28vs.MissouriL 12–⁠52325013
Nov 4vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠37344018
Nov 11atUCFL 24–⁠49347122
Nov 18vs.Boston CollegeL 16–⁠39227015
Nov 25atCincinnatiL 21–⁠22458026
2016 UConn 3 games, 2 catches, 40 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atNavyL 24–⁠28124024
Sep 24vs.SyracuseL 24–⁠31––––
Sep 29atHoustonL 14–⁠42116016
2015 UConn 4 games, 4 catches, 56 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.NavyL 18–⁠28110010
Oct 10atUCFW 40–⁠13129029
Oct 24atCincinnatiL 13–⁠371606
Oct 30vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠13111011

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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