Taj McClellan

2x NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2024 & 2025) · College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2024) · MSFA All-Academic Team (2024) · All-MSFA Midwest League First Team (2025) · NAIA Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/25) · MSFA Midwest League Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/25) Played in 10 of the team's 11 games ... totaled 17 tackles (13 solos) ... made 2.0 tackles for loss for 17 yards ... broke up two passes with an interception and a quarterback hurry ... had two tackles (one solo) vs. No. 10 St. Thomas (Fla.) on Sept. 14 ... tallied three tackles (one solo) vs. Defiance (Ohio) on Oct. 12 ... collected three solo stops and a pass break-up at Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on Oct. 26 ... came away with two solo tackles, a tackle for loss for eight yards and a pass break-up vs. Marian (Ind.) on Nov. 9 ... recorded a season-high five tackles (four solos) with a tackle for loss for nine yards, an interception and a QB hurry at No. 22 Saint Francis (Ind.). Played in 10 of the team's 12 games as a freshman ... collected nine tackles (seven solos) and had a fumble recovery ... made his collegiate debut at Saint Francis (Ind.) on Sept. 2 ... recorded his first collegiate tackle with a fumble recovery vs. Madonna (Mich.) on Sept. 21 ... made two tackles (one solo) vs. Judson (Ill.) on Oct. 7 ... posted two solo tackles vs. NCAA Division II Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) on Oct. 14 ... registered a solo stop at No. 5 Marian (Ind.) in the NAIA Football Championship Series Quarterfinals on Nov. 25. Played football at Joliet Catholic Academy High School in Joliet, Ill.