Usage Score
1.7
Player Dossier
2020-2024Minnesota
Craig McDonald
DB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Minneapolis, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Craig McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Efficiency
18.3
Consistency
100
Season Value
30.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Iowa State • Auburn • Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Scouting Read
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Craig McDonald, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa State. Craig McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Craig McDonald played DB for Iowa State, Auburn, and Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Craig McDonald recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, Auburn, Minnesota.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
18.3
Usage
1.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/7 | vs Michigan | L 10-52 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Iowa State
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Auburn
2022
Transition stop
- 3
Minnesota
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
202020212021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 4.5 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4.5 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | — | — | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 18.3 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
West Virginia
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Primary metric
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.
#2
Oklahoma
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#3
Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#4
Clemson
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.1 takeover score.
#5
Kansas
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Iowa State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35
#2
2023 Regular Season · Minnesota
30.7
1 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 1.7 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Iowa State
12.4
4.5 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.9243
Ouachita Parish · Monroe, LA
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
3
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
44
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.