#10

Terrell McDonald

Former tight end at UAB. 2024: 15 catches, 202 receiving yards.

TE · UAB · Sr. · #10

6′2″ · 235 lb · Muscle Shoals, AL

CFB Index 39 · #103 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceUAB 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former tight end at UAB. 2024: 15 catches, 202 receiving yards.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UAB in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DUAL recruit

No. 2715 nationally · Signed with UAB

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at UAB, 325 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Signed with UAB2-star out of Muscle Shoals

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2715 national

CFB

College

UAB

2019–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2024

3 coaches

2019–2020

Bill Clark

UAB

2022

Bryant Vincent

UAB

era →

2023–2024

Trent Dilfer

UAB

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019UAB9-5HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy

2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning

2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy

2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

39Below cohort / limited sample #103 of 135?

Medium-low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (96th percentile). Strength: rush tds (83rd percentile). Concern: rec tds (8th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#7 / 168 · 96th pct

Rush TDs#3 / 27 · 83rd pct

Yards / catch#29 / 168 · 83rd pct

13.5

Fumbles lost#1 / 47 · 72nd pct

Rush yards#10 / 27 · 65th pct

Rec yards#103 / 168 · 39th pct

202

Receptions#123 / 168 · 25th pct

Rec TDs#143 / 168 · 8th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.2	19.8	21.8	0.0
Road6g	1.5	17.2	12.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.3	20.7	16.6	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.4	15.6	15.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Mortensen

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #103 of 135 TEs

Two-star recruit. Now #103 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	UAB	15	202	13.5	0	--
2023	UAB	7	73	10.4	0	--
2022	UAB	7	36	5.1	2	--
2020	UAB	1	14	14.0	0	--
2019	UAB	--	--	--	--	--
Career		30	325	10.8	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 41–3

vs Alcorn State

2 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 38-point win at home against Alcorn State.

With J. Zeno — 215 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 57.4 · 37 rush yds (5 car) · K. Shanks — 6 rec · 73 yds

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Navy · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.76Jacob Zeno pass complete to Terrell McDonald for 67 yds Terrell McDonald fumbled, recovered by UAB for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Memphis · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Terrell McDonald run for 1 yd for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Week 2 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.71Jacob Zeno pass complete to Terrell McDonald for 19 yds to the UAB 44 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Charlotte · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.70Harrison Barker pass complete to Terrell McDonald for 20 yds to the CLT 43 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · UL Monroe · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +1.55Jacob Zeno pass complete to Terrell McDonald for 9 yds to the UAB 47 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · South Florida · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.54Jalen Kitna pass complete to Terrell McDonald for 38 yds to the USF 15 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Army · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.22Jalen Kitna pass complete to Terrell McDonald for a loss of 4 yards to the UAB 25
Week 7 · Army · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.22Jalen Kitna pass complete to Terrell McDonald for a loss of 4 yards to the UAB 25
Week 11 · UConn · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.15Jalen Kitna pass complete to Terrell McDonald for 6 yds to the CONN 4 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Charlotte · 1&6 · Q3 · EPA -0.98Jalen Kitna pass complete to Terrell McDonald for a loss of 8 yards Terrell McDonald fumbled, recovered by UAB Terrell McDonald T. McDonald return for 0 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-3vs Alcorn State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 2	L 6-32@ UL Monroe	3	37	12.3	0	19
Wk 3	L 27-37@ Arkansas	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 5	L 18-41vs Navy	1	67	67.0	0	67	Season-high 67 yds
Wk 6	L 20-71vs Tulane	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 7	L 10-44@ Army	1	-4	-4.0	0	-4
Wk 8	L 25-35@ South Florida	1	38	38.0	0	38
Wk 11	L 23-31vs UConn	3	18	6.0	0	11
Wk 12	L 18-53@ Memphis	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 13	W 40-14vs Rice	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 14	L 27-29@ Charlotte	2	12	6.0	0	20
Total		15	202	15.9	0	67

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology