Matyus McLain
Washington State Cougars
69
Depth

Matyus McLain

Washington State CougarsRebuilding
RDEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Idaho
Projected Starter

Is Matyus McLain starting?

Matyus McLain is the projected starter at RDE for Washington State Cougars.

Redshirt junior · #9 · 6'4", 263 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Washington State Cougars

  1. 1969Matyus McLainStarter
  2. 25169Ben Beatty
  3. 39469Eduwa Okundaye

Washington State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Priest River Lamanna, ranked #2,811 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit2★ · #2,811 NatlTeam Share1%
Priest River, ID
Jersey
#9
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
263 lbs
Transfer
Idaho

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—620

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7800
National Rank
#2811
High School
Priest River Lamanna
Hometown
Priest River, ID

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 43th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 69.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 43% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 85% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-16

Oct 4LFRESTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-6

Sep 26LARIZTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-24

Sep 19WDUQTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-7

Sep 12LKSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-7

Sep 6LWASHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-10

Matyus McLain's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

6 tkl · 2 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement17%
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