Jelani McDonald#4

DB · Sr · 6'2" 201 lbs · Waco, TX

Texas· SEC

Recruit: class of 2023 · ★★★★ · rating 0.967 · national #70

Ahead of his recruiting profile: recruits like him who played that year typically rated 74 in their fourth college season; he is at 83 (+9).

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here4

W/ pos. coach2

Starts here22

What the rating is made of · percentile vs all seasons since 2016weight in the rating

Pass breakups per game0.26532%

Interceptions per game0.15531%

Forced fumbles + defensive TDs per game0.07614%

Tackles per game4.09113%

Team pass defense while he started (opponent-adjusted, est.)1.59810%

Wk	Opponent	Result	Start	Tkl	INT	PD	TFL
1	vs Texas State	W 59-7	✓	8	—	0	1
2	vs Ohio State	W 24-23	✓	7	—	0	0
3	vs UTSA	W 30-6	✓	3	—	0	1
4	@ Tennessee	W 20-17	✓	8	—	1	0
6	@ Oklahoma	L 24-27	✓	7	—	0	0

Season	Team	G	Tkl	INT	PD	TFL
2023	Texas	12	2	0	0	0
2024	Texas	14	33	1	1	1
2025	Texas	13	80	3	3	4
2026	Texas	5	33	0	1	2