Usage Score
2.7
Player Dossier
2025-2025Nevada
Hayden McDonald
DB • 5'8" • 177 lbs • Seattle, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Hayden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
13.7
Consistency
3
Season Value
5.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 1
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno 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.
Hayden McDonald, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Nevada. Hayden McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Nevada paired 0.5 primary output with 13.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Loss with 0.5 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 · Nevada
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.0
Efficiency
13.7
Usage
2.7
Consistency
3
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Unknown: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Fresno State: 0.5. San Diego State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Boise State: 0. Utah State: 0. San José State: 0. Wyoming: 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. Penn State: 7 by 29.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Fresno State: 2 by 13.3. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 3 by 12.5. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0 · n=2 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=8 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
29.2 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Wyoming | W 13-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs San José State | W 55-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Utah State | L 14-51 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Boise State | L 3-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | @ New Mexico | L 22-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs San Diego State | L 10-44 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | @ Fresno State | L 17-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Western Kentucky | L 16-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 13-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Penn State | L 11-46 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Nevada
2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | Nevada | 0.5 | 13.7 | 2.7 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Fresno State
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5
Primary metric
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.4 takeover score.
#2
Penn State
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.2 takeover score.
#3
Western Kentucky
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.2 takeover score.
#4
Middle Tennessee
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.8 takeover score.
#5
Utah State
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Nevada
0.5 primary output · 13.7 efficiency · 2.7 usage
5.2
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.7933
O'Dea · Seattle, WA
- Committed To
- Columbia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
1
Seasons tracked
35
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 11 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.