Usage Score
2.3
Player Dossier
2021-2025Virginia Tech
Jayden McDonald
LB • 6'4" • 232 lbs • Salem, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jayden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
11.8
Consistency
9.5
Season Value
7.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
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.
Jayden McDonald, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Jayden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 4 primary output with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.8 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 Virginia Tech, UCF.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 1 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 · UCF
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
11.8
Usage
2.3
Consistency
9.5
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 0. Unknown: 1. Kansas: 0. Cincinnati: 0. West Virginia: 1. Baylor: 0. Houston: 0
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. Jacksonville State: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Kansas: 4 by 16.7. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 1 by 14.2. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs Kansas
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia Tech
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UCF
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 4 | 17 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 2 | 12.8 | 2.7 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 12.8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UCF | 2 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Pittsburgh
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.
#2
NC State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#3
Wake Forest
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.6 takeover score.
#5
West Virginia
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
4 primary output · 17 efficiency · 4.8 usage
21.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · UCF
7.9
2 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
7.5
2 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8178
Salem · Salem, VA
- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
60
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 24 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.