Live board
Anthony Evans III WR · Mississippi State 6.3 ▼Devin McCuin WR · Ohio State 7.6 ▼Amare Thomas WR · Houston 7.7 ▼Kam Pringle OT · Syracuse 6.2 ▼Caden Kitler IOL · Arkansas 6.2 ▼Jack Foster OT · Nevada 6.0 ▼Wendell Moe Jr. IOL · Tennessee 7.4 ▼Eric King IOL · Temple 5.8 ▲Kaden Moreau IOL · Louisiana 5.8 ▲Malik Aliane IOL · New Mexico 5.8 ▲Griffin Empey IOL · North Dakota State 5.8 ▲Austin Boyd IOL · UNLV 5.8 ▲Elijah Lagg TE · Pittsburgh SWITCHED AthElite AgencyRiley Robell IOL · UCLA SWITCHED Aura Sports GroupJaiven Plummer WR · Georgia Tech SIGNED NIL AceBenny Patterson III EDGE · Michigan SIGNED Jordan Sports Group
Jaylen McClain Ohio State
File SAF-09 · National rank 135 · 2027 class

Jaylen McClain

#8· Ohio State ·SAF ·Jr ·2028 Draft · Rahway, NJ
6'0"Height 201 lbWeight
RepresentationRosenhaus Sports Confirmed
Multi-Year StarterStat Producer
Edit
Overview Background Scouting Stats Media & News
My Grade
7.5/10
Day 3 Caliber
Current · Draft Caliber
6.8 Floor range 2.0 Ceiling 8.8
8.8/10
Day 2 Caliber
Ceiling · +1.3
6.8/10
Day 3 Caliber
Floor · −0.7
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (SS1) — real opportunity to climb; real room to grow (+1.3) · up-year team.
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −0.7.
Grade last reviewed 4w ago
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
7.5 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

Downhill strong safety who grew into the role in 2025, jumping from 15 tackles to 53 as he took over a bigger share of Ohio State's back end. He plays a physical brand of safety in the box, triggers hard on the run and fits with pop, and the coaching staff leaned on him as a vocal leader in year two as a starter. However, the ball production hasn't shown up yet — zero interceptions and three breakups over two seasons means the coverage impact is projection, not tape, and the safety position carries a built-in draft discount that caps the ceiling until the takeaways arrive. National boards have him in the Day 2-3 range for whenever he declares, with a strong 2026 the thing that would tip him early. A rising, physical starter with real run-support value; the interceptions are the number that would move him up.