John McCartan

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Outside Linebacker
Height:
6-5
Weight:
223
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
High School:
Santa Margarita Catholic

2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in all 13 games, finishing with 47 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, two pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble
• Intercepted a pass and made four tackles at Arizona
• Finished with a season-high seven tackles in the win over Arizona State, recording one tackle for loss at 3 yards
• Opened the season with two sacks for 12 yards, a forced fumble and three overall tackles in the win at San Jose State
• Posted five tackles three times: versus UCLA, Stanford and at Oregon
• Totaled 2.5 tackles for loss for 7 yards with 1.5 sacks for 6 yards in the win over the Cardinal
• Tallied 1.5 tackles for loss in the regular season finale at Oregon

2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in 11 games, making 10 starts
• Totaled 34 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, five quarterback hurries and three pass breakups
• Posted five tackles in the season-opening win over Boise State, adding two tackles for loss
• Finished with five tackles against USC, including half a tack for loss, two QB hurries and a pass breakup
• Earned a TFL and a season-best six tackles in the win at Stanford
• Posted a 12-yard sack and three tackles against Washington State
• Finished with two tackles apiece down the stretch against Washington, Arizona State and Oregon

2021 (JUNIOR)
• Did not play

2020 (JUNIOR)
• Played in six games, starting once
• Totaled six tackles with half a tackle for loss and interception
• Intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter versus Calfornia and finished with half a tackle for loss in the win over the Golden Bears
• Had a pair of tackles versus both Washington State and Arizona State
• Member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

2019 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 12 games, making four starts
• Totaled 34 tackles, including 21 solo. Added 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks with one interception and one pass breakup
• Posted a season-best 12 tackles in the win over Cal Poly. Had two tackles for loss and a
sack with a pass breakup versus the Mustangs
• Totaled solo sacks versus Hawai’i and Oregon and half a sack against Arizona
• Grabbed his second career interception, at Washington State
• Also tallied six tackles in the win at Arizona
• Picked up back-to-back four-tackle efforts to open the season versus Oklahoma State and Hawai’i

2018 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in all 12 games, totaling 11 tackles, one TFL, an interception and one blocked kick
• Picked off a pass at Nevada and returned it 30 yards
• Blocked a kick against Southern Utah and added a 5-yard TFL
• Tallied two tackles three times - versus Arizona, Arizona State and USC

SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-year starter at both defensive end/outside linebacker and tight end for head coach Rich Fisher
• Rated three stars by 247Sports. Ranked among the top 100 players in the state of California
• Tallied 43 tackles as a senior, collecting 3.5 for loss. Added five sacks and nine hurries with one pass deflection, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
• Offensively, as a senior, caught nine passes for 141 yards and one touchdown
• Named First-Team All-Trinity League while at Santa Margarita Catholic

PERSONAL
• Earned California Scholarship Federation (CFS) honors while in high school
• Majoring in sociology
• Sang in his school’s choir
• Desires to go into the FBI after his playing career