Usage Score
1.6
Player Dossier
2016-2019Colorado State
Max McDonald
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Fort Collins, CO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Max McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.5
Consistency
3.7
Season Value
4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Max McDonald, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State. Max McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
8.5
Usage
1.6
Consistency
3.7
Best Game by takeover score
Boise State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 0. Arkansas: 0. Toledo: 0. Utah State: 0. San Diego State: 1. New Mexico: 0. Fresno State: 0. UNLV: 0. Boise State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 2 by 18.3. New Mexico: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0 · n=3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Boise State | L 24-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs UNLV | W 37-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Fresno State | W 41-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ New Mexico | W 35-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | vs San Diego State | L 10-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Utah State | L 24-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Toledo | L 35-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Arkansas | L 34-55 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Colorado | L 31-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Colorado State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Progression
201620162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado State | 2 | 13.6 | 3.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado State | 2 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Colorado State | 8.5 | 24.8 | 10.5 | 6.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado State | 8.5 | 24.8 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | -8.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 1 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Marshall
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.
#2
Fresno State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.
#3
San Diego State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.9 takeover score.
#4
Utah State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.
#5
Alabama
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
35.8
#2
2016 Postseason · Colorado State
21.7
2 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Colorado State
21.7
2 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.7785
Rocky Mountain · Fort Collins, CO
- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
84
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.