Linebacker, East Tennessee State (from Gardner-Webb), 2021–24
William McRainey
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Shallotte, NC
William McRainey played linebacker at Gardner-Webb (2021–23) and East Tennessee State (2024).
Career highs
14tackles, career highat Marshall, 2022Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb | 42 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 42 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 42 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 42 | LB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′0″ | 217 |
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
2024 East Tennessee State 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at App State | L 10–38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Gardner-Webb 2 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atApp State | L 24–45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at East Carolina | L 0–44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
2022 Gardner-Webb 4 games, 29 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Coastal Carolina | L 27–31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Elon | L 24–30 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 1 | at Marshall | L 7–28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Liberty | L 20–21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Gardner-Webb 2 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Georgia Southern | L 25–30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Charlotte | L 10–38 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Nov 6 at Hampton, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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