Player Dossier

2019-2024

Stanford

Jonathan McGill

S • 5'10" • 186 lbs • Coppell, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jonathan McGill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

25.1

Consistency

63.7

Season Value

29

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Stanford

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Stanford • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

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.

Jonathan McGill, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Stanford. Jonathan McGill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Stanford paired 4 primary output with 47.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Stanford, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: California

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Postseason · SMU

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

25.1

Usage

6.1

Consistency

63.7

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Unknown: 0. Nevada: 1. BYU: 0. TCU: 1. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 1. Stanford: 1. Duke: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. Boston College: 0. Virginia: 1. California: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Nevada: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 5 by 20.8. TCU: 6 by 35. Florida State: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 8 by 43.3. Stanford: 1 by 14.2. Duke: 4 by 26.7. Pittsburgh: 2 by 28.3. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 5 by 30.8. California: 5 by 40.8

Split Comparison

Wins1.1 · n=10 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -1.1 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=7 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=6 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

California

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Louisville

Result
Sat 12/21@ Penn StateL 10-3843000
Sat 11/30vs CaliforniaSplash gameW 38-6531010
Sat 11/23@ VirginiaW 33-750001
Sat 11/16vs Boston CollegeW 38-2821000
Sun 11/3vs PittsburghW 48-25200011
Sun 10/27@ DukeW 28-2742001
Sun 10/20@ StanfordW 40-1010001
Sat 10/5@ LouisvilleW 34-2785001
Sun 9/29vs Florida StateW 42-16420010
Sat 9/21vs TCUW 66-4263100
Fri 9/6vs BYUL 15-1855000
Sun 9/1vs Unknown42000
Sun 8/25@ NevadaW 29-2420001

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Stanford

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonStanford721.25.4
2020 Regular SeasonStanford520.27.9-2
2021 Regular SeasonStanford447.118.1-1
2022 Regular SeasonStanford14.529.88.710.5
2023 PostseasonSMU1425.55.7-0.5
2023 Regular SeasonSMU1425.55.70
2024 PostseasonSMU1125.16.1-3
2024 Regular SeasonSMU1125.16.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#2

California

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.7 takeover score.

#3

Notre Dame

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#4

Utah

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

#5

Temple

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Stanford

4 primary output · 47.1 efficiency · 18.1 usage

43.2

#2

2022 Regular Season · Stanford

30.3

14.5 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · SMU

29.3

14 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8803

Bishop Moore Catholic · Orlando, FL

Committed To
Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

213

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 56 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jonathan McGill quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
213