Last confirmed: North Texas, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 210 lb · Haslet, TX
Colton McDonald: LB · North Texas · #41.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Colton McDonald
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Iowa — Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 him by name this season.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 39 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 39 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Lamar | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 32-54@ SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-31@ Iowa | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 43-28@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-69@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-38vs Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-23@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-10vs UTEP | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-49vs Army | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-14@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 30-50vs Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups39 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Seth Littrell
Pass share
50.3%
516 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
73.2
14 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
555 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at North Texas, 39 tackles — his college career is complete.
