Player Career

Max McDonald Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Max McDonald story

Max McDonald built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Fort Collins, CO wearing No. 44, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Max McDonald's career was his defensive production: 84 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Colorado State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Max McDonald's production has multiple signals. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado State.

The arc is straightforward: Max McDonald moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Colorado State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620162017201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonColorado State3174
2016 Regular SeasonColorado State31740
2017 PostseasonColorado State10.526.48.27.5
2017 Regular SeasonColorado State10.526.48.20
2018 Regular SeasonColorado State06.31-10.5
2019 Regular SeasonColorado State18.51.61

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Marshall

Week 1 · L 28-31 · Postseason

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Alabama

Week 3 · L 23-41

2

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Fresno State

Week 10 · W 37-0 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#4

vs San Diego State

Week 6 · L 10-24 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

51.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Nevada

Week 7 · W 44-42 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

48.9 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Colorado State

10.5 primary output · 26.4 efficiency · 8.2 usage

61.5

#2

2017 Regular Season · Colorado State

61.5

10.5 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 8.2 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Colorado State

38.2

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games