Jordan Mcdonald
Jordan Mcdonald
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 123 rush yds against UConn — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. 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
Bill O'Brien
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 94 | 397 | 4.2 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 53 | 361 | 6.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 176 | 857 | 4.9 | 11 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 146 | 7.7 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 66–10
vs Fordham
20 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 56-point win at home against Fordham.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · Boston College
Returning around him
- 62% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #53
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lopini Katoa’s 2022 season.
Matches Lopini on
Differs from Lopini on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cooper Wallace’s path through The Citadel.
Cooper Wallace
Calvin Turner
Rhamondre Stevenson
Mekhi Sargent
Matches Cooper on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dean Connors's senior season at Houston (2025).
Matches Dean on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #181
Peaked at #181 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+823%
Up 823% from first season to most-recent.