Jayden McDonald

LB • 6'4" • 232 lbs • Salem, VA, USA

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Jayden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a linebacker

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Sporadic game-to-game production

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Virginia Tech • UCF
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Player Story

Jayden McDonald built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Salem, VA wearing No. 38, spending time with UCF and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Jayden McDonald's career was his defensive...

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Class 2021 · Rating 0.8178

Salem · Salem, VA

Committed To: Virginia Tech
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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Latest team and position: UCF · LB
Career Tackles: 60
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
Best season: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Top game: NC State
Recruit profile: 3-star · Salem · Virginia Tech
High school pipeline: Salem · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 38 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 15 tackles · LB 653rd (top 52%) · Big 12 291st (top 40%) · National 2,443rd (top 40%)

Jayden McDonald played LB for Virginia Tech and UCF. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jayden McDonald recorded 60 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia Tech.

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