Player Dossier

2020-2025

Cincinnati

De'Arre McDonald

CB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

De'Arre McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.3

Efficiency

19.1

Consistency

56.2

Season Value

25.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Cincinnati • Middle Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

De'Arre McDonald, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. De'Arre McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Middle Tennessee paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Cincinnati, Middle Tennessee.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

19.1

Usage

3.3

Consistency

56.2

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 0. Marshall: 0. Kennesaw State: 0. Missouri State: 2. Delaware: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Florida International: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Sam Houston: 1. New Mexico State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Kennesaw State: 1 by 4.2. Missouri State: 4 by 36.7. Delaware: 6 by 25. Jacksonville State: 5 by 30.8. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Sam Houston: 3 by 22.5. New Mexico State: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=7 · +0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · +0.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Missouri State

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Missouri State

Result
Sat 11/29@ New Mexico StateW 31-2422001
Sat 11/22vs Sam HoustonW 31-1733001
Sat 11/15@ Western KentuckyL 26-4231001
Sat 11/8vs Florida InternationalL 30-5631001
Wed 10/29vs Jacksonville StateL 21-2453001
Wed 10/22@ DelawareL 28-3165000
Wed 10/8vs Missouri StateL 20-2244002
Sat 9/27@ Kennesaw StateL 16-2411000
Sat 9/20vs MarshallL 28-4211000
Sat 9/13@ NevadaW 14-1311000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Middle Tennessee

    2022-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonCincinnati0
2021 Regular SeasonCincinnati00
2022 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee05.60.80
2023 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee10.522.56.110.5
2024 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee3124.8-7.5
2025 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee719.13.34

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado State

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.6 takeover score.

#2

Missouri State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.

#4

Western Kentucky

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.

#5

Missouri

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 36.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

29

10.5 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

25.5

7 primary · 19.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9623

Archbishop Riordan · San Francisco, CA

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

61

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 27 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

De'Arre McDonald quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
61