Player Dossier

2012-2013

New Mexico State

Andrew McDonald

QB • 6'2" • Newport Beach, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Andrew McDonald is a balanced quarterback profile with 22.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

1

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

11

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · New Mexico State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Player Story

Andrew McDonald built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a quarterback from Newport Beach, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Andrew McDonald's career was his...

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Andrew McDonald, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Andrew McDonald is a balanced quarterback profile with 22.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,755
Passing yards
2,500
Rushing yards
255
Touchdowns
19

Quick Answers

Andrew McDonald quick answers

Latest team and position
New Mexico State · QB
Career Total Offense
2,755
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Top game
Texas
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2013
2013 Total offense rank
2,751 total offense · QB 59th (top 19%) · FBS Independents 2nd (top 3%) · National 59th (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State1431039.7
2013 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State122,7512,4972541970.9

Related Context

Andrew McDonald played QB for New Mexico State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Andrew McDonald recorded 2,500 passing yards, 255 rushing yards, and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with New Mexico State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

New Mexico State paired 2,751 primary output with 58.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 36.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

Loss with 4 yards of offense and 36.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

1

Primary Metric / G

4

Efficiency

36.3

Usage

10

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio

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All Games4 · Games = 1

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1 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Ohio

Best efficiency game

36.3 vs Ohio

Result
Sat 9/8@ OhioL 24-5113333.30036.3310.3007

Player Story

Andrew McDonald story

Andrew McDonald built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a quarterback from Newport Beach, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Andrew McDonald's career was his passing role: 2,500 passing yards, 15 touchdown passes, 353 attempts, and 255 rushing yards across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with New Mexico State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 255 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.

The arc is straightforward: Andrew McDonald moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

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    New Mexico State

    2012-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State436.310
2013 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State2,75158.422.92,747

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas

Week 1 · L 7-56

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

292

Total Offense

73 takeover

292 total offense with 60.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Boston College

Week 11 · L 34-48

390

Total Offense

71.7 takeover

Loss with 390 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.

390 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.

#3

@ New Mexico

Week 6 · L 17-66

304

Total Offense

69.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

304 total offense with 57 efficiency.

#4

vs Abilene Christian

Week 9 · W 34-29

296

Total Offense

66.2 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

296 total offense with 67.1 efficiency.

#5

@ Louisiana

Week 10 · L 35-49

335

Total Offense

62.2 takeover

Loss with 335 yards of offense and 62.6 efficiency.

335 total offense with 62.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · New Mexico State

2,751 primary output · 58.4 efficiency · 22.9 usage

70.9

#2

2012 Regular Season · New Mexico State

39.7

4 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 10 usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

6

Above avg efficiency