Tamatoa McDonough
Tamatoa McDonough
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 26 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 14 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
2 TFL · 2 SACKS · 4 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andre Carter’s 2022 season.
Matches Andre on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Herrera's freshman season at Air Force (2021).
Matches Christopher on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #6101
Peaked at #6101 this season.