Nick McCloud
American football player (born 1998)
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Nick McCloud (born July 9, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback. He has previously played for the Cincinnati Bengals, the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 9, 1998 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | South Pointe (Rock Hill) | ||||||||||||||
| College | NC State (2016–2019) Notre Dame (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
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College career
He played college football at North Carolina State University and the University of Notre Dame.
While playing for Fighting Irish in the 2021 Rose Bowl, McCloud went viral after getting hurdled by Alabama runningback Najee Harris.[1]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.46 s | 1.57 s | 2.50 s | 4.16 s | 6.93 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 12 reps | ||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills (first stint)
McCloud signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2021.[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2021.[4]
Cincinnati Bengals
McCloud was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 1, 2021.[5] He was waived on November 4, 2021.[6]
Buffalo Bills (second stint)
On November 8, 2021, McCloud was signed to the Bills practice squad.[7] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[8] He was waived on August 30.[9]
New York Giants
On August 31, 2022, McCloud was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[10]
In a 2023 Week 11 game against the Washington Commanders, McCloud recorded an interception, a forced fumble, and a pass deflection.[11] McCloud ended the 2023 season with 28 tackles, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, an interception, and two pass deflections.[11]
On November 5, 2024, McCloud was waived by the Giants.[12] This came after a long disagreement with the front office that wanted him to take a midseason pay cut on the one-year, $3 million contract he had signed in March. After McCloud refused, Giants general manager Joe Schoen made a threat toward his agents and said: "Don't pay October's rent, all right? As soon as I can replace him, I'm going to replace him. I'm not fucking around".[13]
San Francisco 49ers
On November 11, 2024, McCloud was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[14] On November 30, 2024, McCloud was promoted to the active roster.[15]
Chicago Bears
On March 24, 2025, McCloud signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears.[16]
Career statistics
NFL
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2021 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYG | 14 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYG | 17 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | NYG | 7 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 8 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | CHI | 15 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 63 | 20 | 123 | 87 | 36 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |