2019 Football Roster
Roster
Nick McCann
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Texarkana, Ark.
- High School:
- Arkansas City
2020 SEAS0N (SENIOR)
Appeared in four games during his final season as a Red Raider … listed as a backup at nose tackle entering the season … totaled five tackles on the year, all of which came within the first two games … shared one sack and had a quarterback hurry as well … recorded one tackle, a shared sack, to go along with a quarterback hurry in the season-opening win over Houston Baptist (9/12) … followed with four tackles, including one that went for a loss, two weeks later in the Big 12 opener versus Texas (9/26) … also saw action in road trips to Kansas State (10/3) and Iowa State (10/10) … departed the program late in the season to enter the transfer portal.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Once again a regular for the Red Raiders on the defensive line … appeared in all 12 games with two starts at nose tackle … starts came in the first two games of the year against Montana State and UTEP … totaled 12 tackles (six solo) on the year, including one that went for a loss … also had a quarterback hurry … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with one tackle against Montana State (8/31) … also had one-tackle games against Oklahoma (9/28), Baylor (10/12) and at Texas (11/29) … posted two tackles versus both Oklahoma State (10/5) and TCU (11/16) … best performance of the year came at Kansas (10/26) with a season-high four tackles … included his lone tackle for a loss on the year, which went for a one-yard loss.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in all 12 games during his sophomore season … made one start on the year which came in the Big 12 opener versus Oklahoma State … ranked fourth among defensive linemen with 24 tackles, including 3.5 that went for a loss … added a sack as well as a quarterback hurry … was a member of a deep and talented defensive line unit … finished with at least two tackles in seven games ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: started his year with two tackles, including an assisted tackle for a loss, in Houston against Ole Miss (9/1) … had three tackles and a quarterback hurry in a blowout win over Lamar (9/8) … posted a tackle against both Houston (9/15) and Oklahoma State (9/22) … followed with two tackles against both TCU (10/11) and Kansas (10/20) … racked up three tackles on the road against Iowa State (10/27) … had one tackle at home against Oklahoma (11/3) … put together a career day versus Texas (11/10) … set new career highs with six tackles and two tackles for a loss against the Longhorns … performance included his first career sack, resulting in a 10-yard loss for Texas … finished the year with a tackle against Kansas State (11/17) and two more versus Baylor (11/24) in Arlington.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 10 games during first season as a Red Raider … was regularly in the defensive line rotation … totaled five tackles on the year (three solo) … recorded one tackle against Arizona State (9/16), Oklahoma State (9/30) and at Kansas (10/7) … totaled a season-high two tackles against Iowa State (10/21).
2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season … scout team member … did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Arkansas City High School in Texarkana, Ark. ... played three years of varsity football for head coach Todd Ledford ... two-time Arkansas Class 6A South All-State selection ... named to the USA Today All-State Arkansas second team ... named to the Farm Bureau Awards Watch List ... selected to the 247Sports Arkansas All-State first team ... preseason All-Arkansas senior team pick ... ranked among area players with 93 total tackles, two forced fumbles and two interceptions during his senior season ... totaled 85 tackles, five sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions as a senior in 2015 ... registered 87 tackles, 15 sacks and recovered three fumbles as a junior ...guided Texarkana to a 5-7 record and playoff appearance as a junior ... participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Daytona Beach, Florida following senior season ... consensus three-star recruit ... rated the state of Arkansas’ No. 7 ranked player by Rivals ... ranked No. 9 player in Arkansas and the nation’s No. 59 defensive tackle recruit by 247Sports ... ranked the state’s No. 6 player and No. 53 among defensive lineman nationally by ESPN ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas and SMU with interest from Texas A&M and Arkansas.
PERSONAL
Nicholas I. McCann ... born in Little Rock, Ark. ... son of Amber McCann and grandson of Freddie McCann ... brother Kendrix was a defensive lineman at Southern Arkansas from 2015-18 ... earned his undergraduate degree in university studies from Texas Tech in December 2020.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 6, vs. Texas (2018)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. Texas (2018)
Sacks: 1.0, vs. Texas (2018)
Interceptions: None
Fumbles Forced: None
Fumbles Recovered: None
Quarterback Hurries: 1, vs. Lamar (2018)
Pass Breakups: None
* Indicates most recent high
