Safety, Ohio State, 2024–26
Jaylen McClain
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Rahway, NJ
Jaylen McClain plays safety for Ohio State. Last time out, at Indiana: 4 tackles, 1 sack. McClain leads Ohio State in interceptions this season.
2026 so far
32 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
Last game: 4 tackles, 1 sack at Indiana, W 19–15
Next game: at USC, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Maryland, 2026Team titles: National champions, 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 53 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | Ohio State | 32 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 100 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 8 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Ohio State | 8 | S | So. | ||
| 2026 | Ohio State | 8 | S | Jr. | 6′0″ | 203 |
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.
Game by game
2026 Ohio State 7 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Ball State | W 56–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Texas | L 23–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Kent State | W 59–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Illinois | W 42–19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 3 | at Iowa | W 31–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Maryland | W 45–16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Indiana | W 19–15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Ohio State 14 games, 53 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Texas | W 14–7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Grambling | W 70–0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Ohio | W 37–9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Washington | W 24–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Minnesota | W 42–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | atIllinois | W 34–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Wisconsin | W 34–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Penn State | W 38–14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Purdue | W 34–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UCLA | W 48–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Rutgers | W 42–9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Michigan | W 27–9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Indiana | L 10–13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Miami | L 14–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Ohio State 9 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 52–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 56–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Marshall | W 49–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Michigan State | W 38–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Iowa | W 35–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Nebraska | W 21–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Purdue | W 45–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Northwestern | W 31–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 42–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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