Usage Score
8
Player Dossier
2020-2024TCU
Cooper McDonald
LB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Haslet, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cooper McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.4
Consistency
44.4
Season Value
20.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington • San Diego State • TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Cooper McDonald, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · TCU. Cooper McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
TCU paired 9 primary output with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington, San Diego State, TCU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2021 Regular Season · Washington
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
16.4
Usage
8
Consistency
44.4
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Michigan: 0. California: 0. Oregon State: 0. UCLA: 1. Arizona: 1. Stanford: 1. Oregon: 0. Colorado: 0. Washington State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. California: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 6 by 35. Arizona: 3 by 22.5. Stanford: 2 by 18.3. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
35 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Washington State | L 13-40 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Colorado | L 17-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Oregon | L 16-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/31 | @ Stanford | W 20-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Arizona | W 21-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | vs UCLA | L 17-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | @ Oregon State | L 24-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs California | W 31-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | @ Michigan | L 10-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Washington
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
San Diego State
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
TCU
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
20202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 1 | 9.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 6 | 16.4 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 9 | 26.1 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 8 | 20.2 | 6.8 | -1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | TCU | 9 | 24.3 | 12.4 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.
#2
San José State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.6 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
3
Primary metric
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51 takeover score.
#4
Houston
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.
#5
Stanford
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · TCU
9 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 12.4 usage
30.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · San Diego State
24.9
9 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Washington
20.8
6 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8946
Cocoa · Cocoa, FL
- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
3
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
132
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.