Chris McDonald: CB · Toledo · #3.
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Chris McDonald
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fifth year in the same secondary at Toledo. On tape: 7 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 5, 2023.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-30@ Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-17vs San José State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-31vs Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-33vs Northern Illinois | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24@ Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 13-6@ Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-17@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-13vs Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-23vs Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-31@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-17@ Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-23vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 15-16vs Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 21-17
1 interception · 3 tackles · 2 pass breakups
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
24%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this season34 tackles · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Jason Candle — 37-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
42.6%
376 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
63.1
14 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #95 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Toledo, 137 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jason Candle.
