Hayden McDonald
Hayden McDonald
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 35 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 20–17
vs Sacramento State
2 SOLO · 3 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Nevada
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #97
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Juan Salas’s 2025 season.
Matches Juan on
Differs from Juan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Palmer's freshman season at Hawai'i (2023).
Matches Elijah on
Differs from Elijah on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #13668
Peaked at #13668 this season.