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Caden McDonald

LB · San Diego State · Sr. · #54

All-Conf HMSan Diego State 2022 alumnus
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Caden McDonald

LB · San Diego State · Sr · #54

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1573 national
CFB
College
San Diego State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Mountain West

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021San Diego State12-2HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy
2022San Diego State7-6HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Mountain West

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022San Diego State41167.52.011--
2021San Diego State50217.03.52----
Career913714.55.531--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2022

W 43–27

vs San José State

1 SOLO  ·  1 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Bo Calvert’s 2021 season.

Bo Calvert

72%match

UCLA · 2021

#2

Gavin Graham

Texas State · 2020

72%
#3

Cody Simon

Ohio State · 2022

NFL Rd 4
71%
#4

Devon Betty

NC State · 2021

69%
#5

Aaron Brule

Mississippi State · 2021

68%

Matches Bo on

Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate

Differs from Bo on

Sack rate (lower)
Solo tackle rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shammond Cooper's junior season at Akron (2023).

Akron · 2023

#2

Shamar McCollum

Georgia State · 2022

77%
#3

Josh Pearcy

Rice · 2022

77%
#4

Gabriel Lopez

New Mexico · 2024

77%
#5

Alfred Bryant

Indiana · 2022

76%

Matches Shammond on

Solo tackle rate
PD rate
Weight