Dante McClellan
Missouri Tigers
79
Solid

Dante McClellan

Missouri TigersContender
WLBDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

Is Dante McClellan starting?

Dante McClellan is listed 2nd string at WLB for Missouri Tigers.

Sophomore · #9 · 6'1", 227 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Missouri Tigers

  1. 1591Nicholas RodriguezStarter
  2. 2979Dante McClellanYou

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Up next for Missouri

Missouri plays Texas at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of McKinley, ranked #351 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 7 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #351 NatlTeam Share1%
Canton, OH
Jersey
#9
Class
SO
Height
6'1"
Weight
227 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025700

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8998
National Rank
#351
High School
McKinley
Hometown
Canton, OH

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 38th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 38% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 31WARKTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-10

Oct 17LMISSTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-3

Oct 10WTA&MTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 27-6

Oct 3WFLATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-17

Sep 26LMSSTTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-24

Sep 19WTROYTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-17

Sep 4WUAPBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 54-14

Dante McClellan's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

7 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement14%
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