Owen McCloud is a high-motor linebacker with special-teams value and sneaky upside
Owen McCloud entered the 2025 season as a North Dakota linebacker listed around 6'0", 225 lbs, and after redshirting in 2023 he played in 10 games on special teams plus two games at linebacker in 2024, finishing with three tackles. He’s the kind of player coaches love: physical, versatile, and willing to do the dirty work while he keeps climbing from depth roles. His high-school résumé was loud too—103 tackles, four interceptions, and a pick-six in 2022—so the traits are there. If you want toughness, special-teams juice, and developmental LB upside, he fits.
