Matt McDonald
Matt McDonald
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 232 | 380 | 61.1% | 2,669 | 7.0 | 22 | 9 | 134.4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 236 | 393 | 60.1% | 2,555 | 6.5 | 12 | 7 | 121.2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 468 | 773 | 60.5% | 5,224 | 6.8 | 34 | 16 | 127.7 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 71 | -9 | -0.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 80 | 13 | 0.2 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 151 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022
W 42–35
at Toledo
395 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 74.8 · -12 rush yds (6 car)
Edged out Toledo on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Taylor Powell’s 2022 season.
Matches Taylor on
Differs from Taylor on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DJ Williams’s path through Southern Illinois.
Matches DJ on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Schager's junior season at Hawai'i (2023).
Matches Brayden on
Differs from Brayden on
Player DNA
Players who play like Matt McDonald
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2022+4%
Modest growth (4%) across the multi-season window.