Receiver, Sacramento State, 2018–⁠23

Tao McClinton

Number
No. 81
Height
6′4″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Seattle, WA

Tao McClinton played receiver at Sacramento State (2018–⁠23).

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2019 and 2022

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Sacramento State22814.0119

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Sacramento State110000
2022Sacramento State110000
2023Sacramento State100000
Career320000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Sacramento State81WRYr 1
2022Sacramento State81WRYr 4
2023Sacramento State81WRSr. (Yr 5)6′4″206

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
2019Sacramento State (FCS)31.64––4.9–

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

2023 Sacramento State 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 16atStanfordW 30–⁠23–––100
2022 Sacramento State 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 24atColorado StateW 41–⁠10–––100
2019 Sacramento State 2 games, 2 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 6atArizona StateL 7–⁠192281–––
Sep 21atFresno StateL 20–⁠34–––100

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Southern Oregon; Sep 15 vs. Northern Colorado; Oct 6 vs. Eastern Washington; Oct 12 at Montana State; Oct 20 vs. Montana; Oct 27 at Cal Poly; Nov 3 vs. Weber State; Nov 9 at Northern Arizona; Nov 16 at Idaho; Nov 23 vs. UC Davis; Dec 8 vs. Austin Peay, so those games are not listed.

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

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