Dominic McDonald: DE · Duke · #51.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dominic McDonald
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against North Carolina, Week 11, 2016.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Duke | 20 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 20 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-6vs North Carolina Central | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-24vs Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-24@ Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24@ No. 7 Louisville | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24vs No. 23 Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-27vs No. 15 North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 14-56@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-40@ Miami | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%2 sacksTFL rate
12%2 TFL20 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
50.5%
427 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
76.9
11 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Duke, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Cutcliffe.
