Tamarion McDonald
Tamarion McDonald
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Josh Heupel and Jeff Brohm. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Miami, Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisville, 157 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. 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
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Louisville | 58 | 39 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 40 | 23 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 50 | 34 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Tennessee | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 157 | 104 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 13 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 33–21
at Clemson
4 TOT · 4 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kerry Martin Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Kerry on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Javon Mcintyre's graduate season at Pittsburgh (2025).
Matches Javon on