Last confirmed: UCF, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Boyd Anderson
Justin McDonald: LB · UCF · #34.
Justin McDonald
A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 sack against East Carolina — Week 5, 2016.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Roundtable Oct 19
Sports Illustrated Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UCF | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-51@ No. 5 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-14@ Florida International | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-29@ East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ Houston | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-6vs Tulane | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-3vs Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2016
W 47-29
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out East Carolina on the road in a shootout.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.4%
448 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
74.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at UCF, 11 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: George O'Leary → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
