Dedrick McClain

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Dedrick McClain
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    305
  • Hometown:
    Nashville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Lighthouse Christian School
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    10.0
  • sac
    0.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2025: McClain appeared in all 10 games with five starts on C-N's defensive line. He made 10 tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack.  Eight of his tackles came in the final four weeks of the year, topping out at three tackles against Tusculum (Nov. 15). He recoverd a fumble against Catawba (Nov. 1). 

2024: McClain appeared in all 12 games with five starts as a member of C-N's interior defensive line.  He made 18 tackles on the year with a half tackle for loss. He produced a career-best four tackles at Wingate (Nov. 16) in the SAC title game.  

2023: Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman.  He made 10 tackles with .5 tackles for loss and four quarterback hurries.  He had a career-high three tackles against UVA Wise (Nov. 4).  

2022: Did not appear in any games, redshirted.

2021: Appeared in five games on the defensive line, made six tackles on the year. 

2020: Did not appear in the UVA Wise game during Carson-Newman's spring season. 

PERSONAL: The son of Brandi Boyce and Deanthony Spear 
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 3 3
Assists 7 7
Tackles 10.0 10.0
Tackles per game 1.0 1.1
Sacks 0.5 0.5
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 1.5 1.5
Tackle for loss yards 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 1 1 2.0 - - 1.0 2 - 1 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 0 2 2.0 0.5 0 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 39 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 39 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 39 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 5 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 1 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 12 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 39 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 2 4 6.0 1.2 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 3 7 10.0 .9 0.0 0 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024-25 12 7 11 18.0 1.5 0.0 0 0.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 10 3 7 10.0 1.0 0.5 0 1.5 2 - 1 0 - - - -
Total 39 15 29 44.0 1.1 0.5 0 3.0 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition 1 - - - - 0 .0
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 3 7 10.0 1.0 0.5 0 1.5 2 - 1 0 - - - -
Conference 9 3 7 10.0 1.1 0.5 0 1.5 2 - 1 0 - - - -
Exhibition 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Location
Home 5 2 4 6.0 1.2 - - 1.0 2 - 1 0 - - - -
Away 5 1 3 4.0 .8 0.5 0 0.5 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 2 4 6.0 .9 - - 1.0 2 - 1 0 - - - -
Losses 3 1 3 4.0 1.3 0.5 0 0.5 0 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 1 2 3.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 2 5 7.0 2.3 0.5 0 1.5 2 - 1 0 - - - -
News mentions
Gritty Eagles take crucial contest from Catawba 24-16
  • Article
  • November 01, 2025
Gritty Eagles take crucial contest from Catawba 24-16

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-2, 5-2 South Atlantic Conference) bent but did not break in thwarting Catawba (6-3, 4-3 SAC) 24-16 in a key SAC victory Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium. 

  • November 01, 2025