Player Career

Cooper McDonald Career Story

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Player Story

Cooper McDonald story

Cooper McDonald built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Haslet, TX wearing No. 44, spending time with San Diego State, TCU, and Washington. The clearest part of Cooper McDonald's career was his defensive production: 132 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Cooper McDonald's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Washington

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San Diego State

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    TCU

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonWashington19.20.9—
2021 Regular SeasonWashington818.49.17
2022 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1229.17.84
2023 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1626.97.54
2024 Regular SeasonTCU1126.88.3-5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024San Diego State to TCUG5/FCS to P481.2Nov 30, 2023
2022Washington to San Diego StateP4 to G5/FCS19.6Dec 8, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs San José State

Week 11 · W 43-27 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs Idaho State

Week 1 · W 36-28

5

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

@ Stanford

Week 1 · W 34-27

3

Havoc Plays

79.7 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs Ohio

Week 1 · W 20-13

4

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs Montana

Week 1 · L 7-13

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · San Diego State

16 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 7.5 usage

56.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · TCU

56

11 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Washington

52.4

8 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 9.1 usage

Milestones

10

Impact games

11

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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