Colton McDonald

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Haslet, TX
High School:
West Texas A&M

2017:
• Finished with 39 tackles (23 solo), two of which are for loss, with a fumble recovery, a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry in 14 appearances, seven of which were starts
• Had one tackle and had a 56-yard fumble return for a touchdown, the longest in R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl history, on 12/16 vs. Troy
• Recorded one tackle at Rice on 11/25
• Made eight stops in the win vs. Army West Point on 11/18
• Had four tackles vs. UTEP in the win on 11/11
• Posted one tackles in the win on 11/4 at La Tech
• Made three tackles in the win vs. Old Dominion on 10/28
• Had two stops at Florida Atlantic on 10/21
• Made two tackles and added a pass break-up in the win at Southern Miss on 9/30
• Had a career-high 10 tackles (seven solo) and 1.0 tackle for loss at Iowa on 9/16
• Made two tackles on 9/9 at SMU
• Made his Mean Green debut with a start at linebacker, posting five total tackles (three solo), one of which was for loss and a quarterback hurry vs. Lamar on 9/2

Junior College:
• Did not see any action in 2015
• Played in 11 games in 2014, starting five times and posting 36 total tackles (19 solo) stops with a fumble recovery
• Redshirted in 2013

High School:
• Was a first-team all-district player as a senior, helping lead the Texans to an 8-3 record under head coach Bill Patterson and was a Wise County Elite Team selection at Northwest HS
• Had most tackles in a game (25) which was a school-record
• Earned academic all-district honors
• Was named first-team all-district as a sophomore and Newcomer of the Year
• Also competed in track and was a 100m district finalist