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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State • Auburn • Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Craig McDonald built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 21, spending time with Auburn, Iowa State, and Minnesota. The clearest part of Craig McDonald's...
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Craig McDonald, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa State. Craig McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 44
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Craig McDonald quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DB
- Career Tackles
- 44
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Ouachita Parish
- High school pipeline
- Ouachita Parish · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 11 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 35 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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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: 2021 Postseason
Iowa State paired 4.5 primary output with 19.6 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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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Craig McDonald story
Craig McDonald built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 21, spending time with Auburn, Iowa State, and Minnesota. The clearest part of Craig McDonald's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 2 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Craig 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
Iowa State
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Auburn
2022
Transition stop
- 3
Minnesota
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 4.5 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4.5 | 19.6 | 4.6 | 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
Week 9 · L 31-38 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 12 · L 21-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 5 · W 59-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 6 · L 10-52 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
44.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Clemson
Week 1 · L 13-20 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Iowa State
4.5 primary output · 19.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage
42.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Iowa State
42.4
4.5 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Minnesota
38.7
1 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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