Cornerback, Auburn, 2018–21
Roger McCreary
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mobile, AL
- Born
- Feb 10, 2000
Roger McCreary played cornerback at Auburn (2018–21). The Tennessee Titans took McCreary in round 2, No. 35 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat LSU, 2019Honors
All-America: AP 2021; ESPN 2021; The Athletic 2021; USA Today 2021
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Auburn | 23 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2019 | Auburn | 23 | CB | So. | ||
| 2020 | Auburn | 23 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2021 | Auburn | 23 | CB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 190 |
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
2021 Auburn 12 games, 49 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Akron | W 60–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Alabama State | W 62–0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at Penn State | L 20–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Georgia State | W 34–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at LSU | W 24–19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Georgia | L 10–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | at Arkansas | W 38–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Ole Miss | W 31–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | at Texas A&M | L 3–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Mississippi State | L 34–43 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at South Carolina | L 17–21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Alabama | L 22–24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2020 Auburn 10 games, 45 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Kentucky | W 29–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | atGeorgia | L 6–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Arkansas | W 30–28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atSouth Carolina | L 22–30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atOle Miss | W 35–28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.LSU | W 48–11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Tennessee | W 30–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atAlabama | L 13–42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Texas A&M | L 20–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | atMississippi State | W 24–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2019 Auburn 12 games, 36 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Oregon | W 27–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tulane | W 24–6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 55–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | atTexas A&M | W 28–20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Mississippi State | W 56–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | at Florida | L 13–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | atArkansas | W 51–10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | atLSU | L 20–23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Ole Miss | W 20–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Georgia | L 14–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Alabama | W 48–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 24–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Auburn 4 games, 5 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ | |
| Weight | 190 lb | |
| Arm length | 28⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 70⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.50 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″W | |
| Bench press | 19 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 60 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Tennessee Titans | 14 | 74 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 14 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 60 | 252 | 5 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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