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Jelani McDonald

DB · Texas

Jelani McDonald

DB · #4 · Texas

Profile

Measurements: 6'2" · 201 lb
Seasons: 4
Recruiting: ★★★★☆ · 0.9672
Class rank: #70 · 2023
Hometown: Waco, TX
High school: Waco Connally

Returning player.

Career

vs Power conferences · 29 games

Defense159 TOT · 85 SOLO · 5 TFL · 0 SACKS · 1 QB HUR · 6 PD · 0 TD

Interceptions3 INT · 11 YDS · 0 TD

2026

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Ohio State

@ Tennessee

Oklahoma *

Florida

Ole Miss

Mississippi State

@ Missouri

@ LSU

Arkansas

@ Texas A&M

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 7 games

Defense56 TOT · 26 SOLO · 1 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 3 PD · 0 TD

Interceptions1 INT · 0 YDS · 0 TD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
10	@ Missouri	W 34–20	4	2	0	0
9	vs Mississippi State	W 31–3	9	6	0	0
8	vs Ole Miss	W 34–27	12	7	0	1
7	vs Florida	L 24–27	9	5	1	1
6	vs Oklahoma *	L 24–27	7	3	0	0
4	@ Tennessee	W 20–17	8	3	0	1
2	vs Ohio State	W 24–23	7	0	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
8	vs Ole Miss	W 34–27	1	0	0

2025

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−2

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

@ Ohio State

Michigan *

@ Florida

Oklahoma *

@ Kentucky

@ Mississippi State

Vanderbilt

@ Georgia

Arkansas

Texas A&M

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 10 games

Defense70 TOT · 43 SOLO · 3 TFL · 0 SACKS · 1 QB HUR · 2 PD · 0 TD

Interceptions1 INT · 11 YDS · 0 TD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR	PD
17	vs Michigan *	W 41–27	7	6	0	0	0
14	vs Texas A&M	W 27–17	9	6	0	0	0
13	vs Arkansas	W 52–37	5	3	1	0	0
12	@ Georgia	L 10–35	4	3	0	0	0
10	vs Vanderbilt	W 34–31	3	2	0	0	0
9	@ Mississippi State	W 45–38	14	5	0	1	0
8	@ Kentucky	W 16–13	9	9	2	0	0
7	vs Oklahoma *	W 23–6	8	5	0	0	2
6	@ Florida	L 21–29	8	3	0	0	0
1	@ Ohio State	L 7–14	3	1	0	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
13	vs Arkansas	W 52–37	1	11	0

2024

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Clemson

Arizona State *

Ohio State *

@ Michigan

Mississippi State

Oklahoma *

Georgia

@ Vanderbilt

Florida

@ Arkansas

Kentucky

@ Texas A&M

Georgia *

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 11 games

Defense31 TOT · 15 SOLO · 1 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TD

Interceptions1 INT · 0 YDS · 0 TD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
17	vs Arizona State *	W 39–31	6	2	0	0
17	vs Clemson	W 38–24	3	2	0	0
14	@ Texas A&M	W 17–7	2	0	0	0
12	@ Arkansas	W 20–10	1	1	0	1
11	vs Florida	W 49–17	4	1	0	0
9	@ Vanderbilt	W 27–24	7	5	1	0
8	vs Georgia	L 15–30	1	0	0	0
7	vs Oklahoma *	W 34–3	3	2	0	0
5	vs Mississippi State	W 35–13	2	1	0	0
2	@ Michigan	W 31–12	2	1	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
13	vs Kentucky	W 31–14	1	0	0

2023

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Washington *

@ Alabama

@ Baylor

Kansas

Oklahoma *

@ Houston

BYU

Kansas State

@ TCU

@ Iowa State

Texas Tech

Oklahoma State *

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 5 · 1 game

Defense2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
14	vs Oklahoma State *	W 49–21	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

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