Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#21
Kyan McDonald
Junior defensive back on Arizona State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Seattle, WA · O'Dea
Returning to Arizona State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 734 nationally · Signed with Arizona State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Arizona State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2024.
Kyan McDonald
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Arizona State secondary. The receipt: 2 tackles against Morgan State — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of O'Dea
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arizona State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Arizona State
Played his entire career under Kenny Dillingham.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kenny Dillingham — 20-9 over that span.
2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2026Arizona State1-1HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 15 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Morgan State
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Arizona State
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (24 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona State · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #45 · 2026 recruiting class #40
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chrishawn Gordon’s 2022 season.
Matches Chrishawn on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Height
Differs from Chrishawn on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Fleming's sophomore season at App State (2025).
83%match
Matches Cam on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Kyan McDonald
The secondary · Arizona State
- #2Lyrik Rawls72 tackles · 2025
- #23Jessiah Mcgrew67 tackles · 2025
- #6Adrian Wilson57 tackles · 2025
- #7Montana Warren40 tackles · 2025
- #21Kyan McDonald15 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Arizona State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology