Jonathan McGill
Jonathan McGill
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. 2023 brought the first one: All-AAC. The receipt: 8 tackles against Louisville — Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 162 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Leavitt → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-AAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024
W 34–27
at Louisville
8 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Mac McWilliams’s 2023 season.
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