Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Charlotte
AJ McDonald
DB • 5'11" • 193 lbs • Bamberg, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
AJ McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Charlotte
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
AJ McDonald built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Bamberg, SC wearing No. 41, spending time with Charlotte. The clearest part of AJ McDonald's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Charlotte
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
AJ McDonald, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Charlotte. AJ McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 58
- TFL
- 1.5
Quick Answers
AJ McDonald quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Charlotte · DB
- Career Tackles
- 58
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Charlotte
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bamberg-Ehrhardt · Charlotte
- High school pipeline
- Bamberg-Ehrhardt · 12 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · DB 621st (top 73%) · Conference USA 320th (top 51%) · National 3,223rd (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Charlotte | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Charlotte | 12 | 45 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Charlotte | 4 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Charlotte | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
Related Context
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AJ McDonald played DB for Charlotte. Across 4 tracked seasons, AJ McDonald recorded 58 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Charlotte.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Charlotte paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.8
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fordham: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Tennessee: 0. Florida International: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fordham: 1 by 4.2. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Florida International
Player Story
AJ McDonald story
AJ McDonald built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Bamberg, SC wearing No. 41, spending time with Charlotte. The clearest part of AJ McDonald's career was his defensive production: 58 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss across 21 career games in the available record. That gives AJ McDonald's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Charlotte
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Charlotte | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Charlotte | 1.5 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Charlotte | 0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Charlotte | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Temple
Week 4 · L 20-48
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Elon
Week 2 · W 47-14
0.5
Havoc Plays
34.7 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 34.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 6 · W 28-23 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
23.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 23.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 3 · L 19-37
0
Havoc Plays
23.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 23.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida International
Week 7 · L 26-27 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
17.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 17.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Charlotte
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage
40.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Charlotte
39.1
1.5 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Charlotte
37.1
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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