Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Miami (OH)
Cade McDonald
WR • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Naperville, IL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Cade McDonald reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
26
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Michigan State • Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
Cade McDonald built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Naperville, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Miami (OH) and Michigan State. The clearest part of Cade McDonald's career was...
Read the storyCade McDonald, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Michigan State. Cade McDonald reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,032
- Receptions
- 85
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Cade McDonald quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,032
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 631 receiving yards · WR 143rd (top 14%) · Mid-American 15th (top 9%) · National 153rd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 13 | 27 | 349 | 3 | 62.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 79.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 11 | 49 | 606 | 3 | 79.8 |
Related Context
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Cade McDonald played WR for Michigan State and Miami (OH). Across 6 tracked seasons, Cade McDonald recorded 15 rushing yards, 1,032 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 70 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 Michigan State, Miami (OH).
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
57.4
Efficiency
70
Usage
27
Consistency
59.3
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 25. Northwestern: 105. Cincinnati: 135. Notre Dame: 52. Massachusetts: 36. Toledo: 54. Eastern Michigan: 0. Ohio: 84. Central Michigan: 41. Bowling Green: 82. Ohio: 17
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. Colorado State: 3 by 55.6. Northwestern: 8 by 87.5. Cincinnati: 8 by 100. Notre Dame: 4 by 86.7. Massachusetts: 4 by 60. Toledo: 5 by 72. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 0. Ohio: 5 by 100. Central Michigan: 3 by 91.1. Bowling Green: 9 by 60.7. Ohio: 2 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins44.7 · Games = 6 · -27.9 vs Losses
Losses72.6 · Games = 5 · +27.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Colorado State | W 43-17 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Ohio | L 3-38 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Bowling GreenHigh volume | W 28-12 | — | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 46-7 | — | 3 | 41 | 12 | 13.70 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Ohio | W 30-20 | — | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 1 | 32 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 38-14 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Toledo | L 20-30 | — | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Massachusetts | W 23-20 | — | 4 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Notre Dame | L 3-28 | — | 4 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Cincinnati100 receiving yards · High volume | L 16-27 | — | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 1 | 51 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Northwestern100 receiving yards · High volume | L 6-13 | — | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 0 | 24 |
Player Story
Cade McDonald story
Cade McDonald built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Naperville, IL wearing No. 15, spending time with Miami (OH) and Michigan State. The clearest part of Cade McDonald's career was his receiving role: 85 catches, 1,032 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 15 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 354 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cade 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
Michigan State
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Miami (OH)
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 15 | 50 | 11.8 | 15 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | -15 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 31 | 68.9 | 13 | 31 |
| 2023 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 355 | 74.2 | 19.6 | 324 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 355 | 74.2 | 19.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 631 | 70 | 27 | 276 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 631 | 70 | 27 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 3 · L 16-27
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
135
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
135 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Western Michigan
Week 7 · W 34-21 · Conference game
78
Receiving Yards
95.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
78 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 5 · W 23-3 · Conference game
62
Receiving Yards
93.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Northwestern
Week 1 · L 6-13
105
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 87.5 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 8 · W 30-20 · Conference game
84
Receiving Yards
87.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Michigan State
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2024 Postseason · Miami (OH)
79.8
631 primary · 70 efficiency · 27 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
79.8
631 primary · 70 efficiency · 27 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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