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2021-2025William & Mary
Jorden McDonald
LB • 6'4" • 255 lbs • Salem, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jorden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · William & Mary
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • William & Mary
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
Jorden McDonald built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Salem, VA wearing No. 12, spending time with Virginia Tech and William & Mary. The clearest part of Jorden McDonald's career was...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Jorden McDonald, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · William & Mary. Jorden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 11
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Jorden McDonald quick answers
- Latest team and position
- William & Mary · LB
- Career Tackles
- 11
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · William & Mary
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Salem · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Salem · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 4 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 55.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | William & Mary | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.2 |
Related Context
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Jorden McDonald played LB for Virginia Tech and William & Mary. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jorden McDonald recorded 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
William & Mary paired 3 primary output with 42.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.5 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, William & Mary.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · William & Mary
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
3
Efficiency
42.5
Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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All Games3 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Virginia
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| Sat 9/13 | @ VirginiaSplash game | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jorden McDonald story
Jorden McDonald built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Salem, VA wearing No. 12, spending time with Virginia Tech and William & Mary. The clearest part of Jorden McDonald's career was his defensive production: 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 10 career games in the available record. That gives Jorden McDonald's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia Tech
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
William & Mary
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 6 | 21.3 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 6 | 21.3 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | William & Mary | 3 | 42.5 | — | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wake Forest
Week 7 · W 30-13 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 31 Virginia
Week 3
3
Havoc Plays
71.3 takeover
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 13 · W 55-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulane
Week 1 · W 41-20 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
28.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 8 · L 36-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
3.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · William & Mary
3 primary output · 42.5 efficiency · — usage
64.2
#2
2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
55.2
6 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
55.2
6 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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