Biography
2019 (SENIOR)
Named AP First-Team All-American … tabbed D2Football.com and Don Hansen Football Gazette Second-Team All-American … chosen D2CAA and Don Hansen Football Gazette First-Team All-Region … voted to All-PSAC West First-Team … started all 11 games at defensive back … finished with 58 tackles (32 solo), 3.5 TFL, two interceptions and five pass break-ups … led secondary and ranked fourth on team in stops … tied for second on team in interceptions … tallied at least five tackles in seven games … scored multiple defensive touchdowns … registered three tackles (two solo) and an 84-yard fumble return for a touchdown at Saint Anselm … posted seven stops (four solo) and a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown against Kutztown … tallied four tackles (all solo), one interception and one pass break-up versus Shippensburg … made four stops (one solo), 0.5 TFL and one pass break-up at Edinboro … collected five tackles (two solo) and one pass break-up against Clarion … posted five stops (assisted) at Gannon … totaled seven tackles (five solo) and 1.0 TFL versus Mercyhurst … recorded six stops (five solo) and two pass break-ups at Slippery Rock … finished with five tackles (three solo) and 1.0 TFL, plus a 51-yard kickoff return, against Seton Hill … set a season high with eight stops (four solo) and added 1.0 TFL at West Chester … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
2018 (JUNIOR)
Named a consensus First-Team All-American by AFCA, AP, D2Football.com, D2CCA and Don Hansen Football Gazette … chosen as a national finalist for Cliff Harris Award … tabbed a regional nominee for Harlon Hill Trophy … named Super Region One Defensive Player of the Year by D2CCA and Don Hansen Football Gazette … chosen D2CCA and Don Hansen Football Gazette First-Team All-Region … voted PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Year … selected to All-PSAC West First-Team … started nine games at defensive back … ranked third on the team with 63 tackles (37 solo) … led team and tied for fourth in PSAC with five interceptions … finished third in league and No. 12 in NCAA Division II with 0.6 interceptions per game … led the nation with 198 interception return yards … tied for team lead with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … ranked sixth in PSAC with 0.22 forced fumbles per game … paced team with nine passes defended … finished No. 10 in league with 1.0 passes defended per game … recorded 3.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks and one blocked kick … tallied at least five tackles in eight games … registered an interception in four-consecutive games … scored multiple defensive touchdowns … named PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week twice (Sept. 24, Oct. 1) … chosen Coal Bowl MVP … posted five tackles (all solo), 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, one interception and one quarterback hurry at Shippensburg … tallied seven stops (five solo), two interceptions and an 82-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown versus Edinboro … registered a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown and added eight tackles (two solo) against IUP … finished with 10 stops (seven solo), 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, one interception, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick at Clarion … set season high with 12 tackles (five solo) versus Gannon … posted five stops (three solo) and two pass break-ups at Mercyhurst … totaled eight tackles (four solo) and one pass break-up against Slippery Rock … made three stops (two solo) at Seton Hill … finished with five tackles (four solo), 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass break-up versus Bloomsburg
2017 (SOPHOMORE)
Voted D2CCA Second-Team All-Region … tabbed Football Gazette Second-Team All-Region … selected to All-PSAC West First-Team … appeared in all 12 games with eight starts at defensive back … finished with 76 tackles (49 solo), 6.5 TFL and three forced fumbles … led team with five interceptions and 10 pass break-ups … ranked fifth in the PSAC in interceptions and seventh with 0.4 interceptions per game … made at least seven tackles in six games, including three with double-digits … posted five stops (three solo) and one interception against Cheyney … collected 10 tackles (five solo) and one interception at Millersville … registered eight stops (five solo), one interception, three pass break-ups and one quarterback hurry versus Seton Hill … tallied five tackles (all solo) and a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown at Slippery Rock … posted 10 stops (six solo), 2.0 TFL, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at IUP … collected four tackles (all solo), one forced fumble and two pass break-ups against Clarion … set a season high with 11 tackles (six solo) and added a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown at Gannon … totaled seven stops (three solo), 2.0 TFL and one pass break-up at Edinboro … finished with seven tackles (six solo), one forced fumble and two pass break-ups at East Stroudsburg … registered three stops (two solo), 0.5 TFL and two quarterback hurries at Assumption in NCAA Playoffs … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2017)
2016
Enrolled in spring semester … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
2015 (FRESHMAN)
Played at Ball State under head coach Pete Lembo … received the John Hodge Award as program's most outstanding freshman … appeared in all 12 games with three starts at defensive back … finished with 42 tackles (23 solo) … registered four stops (all assisted) at Texas A&M … tallied 12 tackles (eight solo) and one pass break-up at Northern Illinois … collected three stops (one solo), 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack versus Central Michigan … set career high with 14 tackles (eight solo) against UMass
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at New Castle under head coach Joe Cowart … earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior … named team captain as a senior … member of basketball team … also played two seasons at Kennedy Catholic
PERSONAL
Son of Jake and Kiley McPhatter … has one brother and three sisters … completed undergraduate degree in business administration (finance) with a minor in management in December 2018
