Jayden McDonald: LB · UConn · #10.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jayden McDonald
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall and Jim Mora. A game that shows it: 20 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Massachusetts — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
125 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 10 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
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-50@ Maryland | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Merrimack | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ Duke | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-3vs Buffalo | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-20vs Temple | 14 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 20-23vs Wake Forest | 13 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Rice | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-27vs Georgia State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-23@ UAB | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Syracuse | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 47-42@ Massachusetts | 20 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 20 tackles |
 Bowl | W 27-14vs North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | 51 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
125tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%10 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
2%3 pass breakups125 tackles · 10 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 12.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 11.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
44.4%
396 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
125 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Troy and UConn, 315 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Chip Lindsey, Jon Sumrall and Jim Mora.
