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2021 Football Roster

Laura O'Dell
Laura O'Dell
Dale Rutemeyer

97 Tavi McLean

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 268
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Lewisburg, Tenn.
  • Highschool Marshall County
  • Twitter @mclean_tavi

Biography

- Spent four seasons at Chattanooga
- May 2022 grad (Sport Management)

2021 (Sophomore II)
- Credited with nine games played...became a steady member of the rotation as the season went on.
- 10 tackles with 3.5 for loss...all 10 stops came in the final five games...1.0 sack came at Samford forcing a fumble out of bounds on the play.
- High of three tackles came in games at Mercer and The Citadel...two QB hurries against the Bulldogs.
- D-Line led the way to a dominating defensive effort for the squad leading the SoCon in every major statistical category: Total (275.8), Scoring (17.1), Rushing (122.3) & Passing (153.5)…the unit was top 20 nationally in Passing (2nd), First Downs Allowed (3rd), Total (9th), Third-Down Conversions (10th), Scoring (11th), Interceptions (14th), Pass Efficiency (15th), Rushing (16th), Sacks (16th) and TFLs (18th).
- Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll.

2020-21 (Sophomore)
- Three tackles in three games.
- Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll...SoCon Honor Roll.

2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Played in all 12 games off the bench...posted 12 tackles.
- Dean’s List and A.D. Honor Roll...SoCon Honor Roll. 

2018 (Freshman)
- Played in four games off the bench before redshirting.

Marshall County
- 2-star prospect according to Rivals.com…all-state defensive lineman at Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, Tenn.…played for head coach Thomas Osteen.
- Tigers were 11-3 his senior year and 44-11 over four seasons…made the state semifinals as a senior.
- Named defensive player of the year as a senior…187 tackles, including 26 for loss and 10.5 sacks in his final two seasons. 

Personal
- Full name is Dontavius Marquez McLean…born on Oct. 23, 1999.
- Son of Donna Mayes and Eric McLean…two younger sisters, Yasmin and Essence, and a younger brother, Kintarius.
- Earned degree in Sport Management.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 255 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2019Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 270 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 270 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2021Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 268 lbs
    97