Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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2020-2024UConn
Jayden McDonald
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
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Jayden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 56.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Troy • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Jayden McDonald built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Troy and UConn. The clearest part of Jayden McDonald's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jayden McDonald, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · UConn. Jayden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 56.1 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- UConn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 315
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · UConn
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Gwinnett · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- North Gwinnett · 45 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 125 tackles · LB 7th (top 1%) · FBS Independents 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)
Jayden McDonald played LB for Troy and UConn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jayden McDonald recorded 315 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UConn.
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