Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Toledo
Chris McDonald
CB • 5'10" • 192 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Chris McDonald built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Chris McDonald's career was his defensive production: 137...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Chris McDonald, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Toledo. Chris McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 29
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Chris McDonald quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · CB
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Toledo
- Top game
- BYU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Southridge · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Miami Southridge · 41 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · CB 72nd (top 18%) · Mid-American 97th (top 19%) · National 1,127th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Toledo | 12 | 36 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Toledo | 6 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| 2021 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 19.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Toledo | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 31 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 2 | 35.9 |
Related Context
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Chris McDonald played CB for Toledo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris McDonald recorded 137 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Toledo paired 11 primary output with 21.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Toledo
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
21.7
Usage
3
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. Murray State: 1. Colorado State: 1. BYU: 3. Western Michigan: 2. Bowling Green: 0. Ball State: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. Kent State: 1. Northern Illinois: 2. Buffalo: 0. Central Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Murray State: 2 by 18.3. Colorado State: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 6 by 55. Western Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Bowling Green: 5 by 20.8. Ball State: 6 by 35. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Kent State: 0 by 10. Northern Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
55 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Central Michigan | L 7-49 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | @ Buffalo | L 30-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | L 28-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Kent State | W 35-33 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 37-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Ball State | L 14-52 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Bowling Green | L 7-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 31-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs BYUSplash game | W 28-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Colorado State | W 41-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Murray State | W 45-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Kentucky | L 24-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris McDonald story
Chris McDonald built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Chris McDonald's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 29 passes defended across 54 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Toledo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chris McDonald's production has multiple signals. With 54 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.
The arc is straightforward: Chris McDonald moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Toledo
2019-2023
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 21.7 | 3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Toledo | 4.5 | 17.2 | 2.1 | -6.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Toledo | 5 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Toledo | 5 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Toledo | 6 | 21 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Toledo | 10 | 18.6 | 2.6 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 10 | 18.6 | 2.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs BYU
Week 5 · W 28-21
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#2
vs San José State
Week 3 · W 21-17
3
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 13 · L 24-27 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 8 · L 14-52 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Northern Illinois
Week 6 · W 52-32 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Toledo
11 primary output · 21.7 efficiency · 3 usage
49.8
#2
2023 Postseason · Toledo
35.9
10 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 2.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Toledo
35.9
10 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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