Nick
McCloud
CB
#26
Nick McCloud
#26CB
Chicago Bears
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 190 lbs · Age : 28
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024 Totals | 15 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 17 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 14 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Chicago Bears payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 0.29 M$
- Average per year
- —
- Total value
- 0.3 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Practice squad
2026
0.29 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
15th percentile
Passes defended
2
4th percentile
Targets in coverage
27
Yards allowed
240 yd
Yards allowed per target
8.9 yd
10th percentile
Passer rating allowed
140.7
0th percentile
Tackles
27
5th percentile
Missed tackle rate
6.9 %
72th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
10th percentile
Defensive snaps
436
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.2
Games
15
WAR 2025
-0.2
Games played
15
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+12)
- 20220.2 WAR · 0.014 per game
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.012 per game
- 2024-0.8 WAR · -0.053 per game
- 2025-0.2 WAR · -0.013 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+22 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
56
Backup or prospect
- COV
- Coverage
- 35
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 51
- TCK
- Tackling
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 58
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
-0.2
PAL Rating
3 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
6 / 100
2025 PAL (3) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $0.3M.PAL expected for this salary: 31PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHI | 15 | -0.2 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 8.9 | 140.7 |
| 2024 | SF | 15 | -0.8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 13.1 | 149.5 |
| 2023 | NYG | 17 | 0.2 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | 72.4 |
| 2022 | NYG | 14 | 0.2 | 54 | 75 | 0 | 7 | 5.9 | 92.8 |
Nick McCloud in five questions
What are Nick McCloud's stats in 2025?
Nick McCloud has 0 interceptions and 2 passes defensed in 15 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Nick McCloud?
Nick McCloud is 28 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
How good is Nick McCloud?
Nick McCloud produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 3 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Nick McCloud make?
Nick McCloud earns $294K for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 6 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Nick McCloud wear, and what team does he play for?
Nick McCloud plays for Chicago Bears in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 26.
