Max McDonald: LB · Colorado State · #44.
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Max McDonald
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Colorado State. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Arkansas — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Colorado State | 16 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 57 | 27 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 84 | 40 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-52vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-55@ Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 35-41vs Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-34@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24vs San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-21@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-31@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-17vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs No. 20 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups16 tackles · 1 for loss.
4 seasons under Mike Bobo — 21-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
53.2%
443 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
69.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado State, 84 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Bobo.
