Player Career

Jonathan McGill Career Story

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Player Story

Jonathan McGill story

Jonathan McGill built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Coppell, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with SMU and Stanford. The clearest part of Jonathan McGill's career was his defensive production: 213 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 8 interceptions across 56 career games in the available record. His career also includes 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jonathan McGill'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

    Stanford

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonStanford721.25
2020 Regular SeasonStanford520.27.5-2
2021 Regular SeasonStanford447.118.1-1
2022 Regular SeasonStanford14.529.88.410.5
2023 PostseasonSMU1425.55.2-0.5
2023 Regular SeasonSMU1425.55.20
2024 PostseasonSMU1225.94.5-2
2024 Regular SeasonSMU1225.94.50

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Stanford to SMUP4 to P477.3Nov 29, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon State

Week 5 · W 31-28 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Notre Dame

Week 13 · L 14-45

2

Havoc Plays

83.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.

#3

@ Utah

Week 11 · L 7-42 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#4

vs California

Week 12 · L 11-41 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#5

@ Oregon

Week 10 · L 14-35 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Stanford

4 primary output · 47.1 efficiency · 18.1 usage

68.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · Stanford

63.6

14.5 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · SMU

56.1

14 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

12

Impact games

16

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games