#58

Tamatoa McDonough

Senior defensive lineman for Iowa State. 2025: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

DL · Iowa State · Sr. · #58

6′5″ · 265 lb · Asheville, NC

CFB Index 42 · #261 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Iowa State for 2026

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

2

sacks · 2025

4 TFL · 26 tackles · 4 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 5 tackles, vs Iowa

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Iowa State. 2025: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.

  • Transferred from Yale to Iowa State in 2025.
His career, year by year

Tamatoa McDonough

DL · Iowa State · Sr · #58

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He got to Iowa State by way of Yale. 2025 brought the first one: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Iowa — Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • portal record
  • recognition record
  • game log
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