Usage Score
4.5
Player Dossier
2013-2016UCF
Justin McDonald
LB • 6'2" • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
13.5
Consistency
31
Season Value
18.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
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.
Justin McDonald, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UCF. Justin McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UCF paired 3.5 primary output with 13.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2016 Regular Season · UCF
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
13.5
Usage
4.5
Consistency
31
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 0. Florida International: 1. East Carolina: 2. Houston: 0. Tulane: 0.5. Cincinnati: 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. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 3 by 22.5. East Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Houston: 0 by 0. Tulane: 3 by 17.5. Cincinnati: 0 by 0
Split Comparison
Wins0.9 · n=4 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.9 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=3 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=3 · -0.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs East Carolina
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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UCF
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCF | 3.5 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
East Carolina
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.
#2
Florida International
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.3 takeover score.
#3
Tulane
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 17.5 takeover score.
#4
Michigan
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
#5
Cincinnati
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · UCF
3.5 primary output · 13.5 efficiency · 4.5 usage
18.5
#2
2013 Regular Season · UCF
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · UCF
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.8248
Boyd Anderson · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Committed To
- UCF
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
11
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.