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Player Dossier
2017-2019Hawai'i
Cole McDonald
QB • 6'4" • 220 lbs • La Mirada, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Cole McDonald is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Cole McDonald built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a quarterback from La Mirada, CA wearing No. 13, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Cole McDonald's career was his passing role: 8,035...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 224
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Cole McDonald, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Hawai'i. Cole McDonald is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
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- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 8,896
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Sonora · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- Sonora · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 7 · Pick 10 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Junior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 4,515 total offense · QB 4th (top 2%) · Mountain West 1st (top 1%) · National 4th (top 1%)
Cole McDonald played QB for Hawai'i. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cole McDonald recorded 8,035 passing yards, 861 rushing yards, and 82 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Hawai'i.
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