Troy University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Jayden McDonald
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 231
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
- High School:
- North Gwinnett HS
- Prev School:
- Iowa
2022 (Junior): Started week two and three before his season ended due to injury during the App State game … Credited with 13 tackles in his limited action … Had a tackle for loss against Ole Miss and App State and added a pair of quarterback hurries against Alabama A&M
2021 (Sophomore): One of Troy’s leading tacklers before a season-ending ankle injury at Coastal Carolina … Averaged 4.6 tackles per game in the seven contests before the injury; finished ninth on the team with 36 tackles despite missing the final 4.5 games of the year … Troy’s second-rated defensive player and rush defender per Pro Football Focus; ranked ninth in the Sun Belt overall (min. 150 snaps) and ninth against the run (min. 150 snaps) … Finished the year with 13 total pressures, tied for sixth on the team … Had a season-high eight tackles with a fumble recovery at Texas State in the game before his injury … Recorded a tackle for loss in five straight games (Liberty thru Georgia Southern); totaled 6.5 stops behind the line during that streak with 1.5 sacks … Intercepted a pass in the season opener against Southern
2020 (Sophomore): Finished second on the team with 67 tackles … Rated the No. 7 linebacker in the country per Pro Football Focus in pressuring the quarterback with an 88.8 grade (min. 400 snaps) … Recorded a season-high 16 tackles with three stops behind the line against Georgia State – the 16 tackles were the 29th most by a player in the country in 2020 … Recorded five or more tackles in eight different games … Led the Trojans in tackles in four different games … Credited with a pass break up in addition to eight solo tackles at Arkansas State
2019 (RS-Freshman): Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
Iowa
2018 (Freshman): Redshirted ... Did not see any game action
High School: Named Georgia High School Defensive Player of the Year by Georgia High School Coaches Association ... Earned first team all-state, all-region and all-county honors as a senior …Named first team all-state by GHSA and Atlanta Touchdown Club … Named Gwinnett Daily Post Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... Helped North Gwinnett earn its first-ever state title as a senior, winning 14 straight games after opening the season with a three-point loss … Recorded 100 tackles as a senior, with 60 solo stops and 40 assists, including 12 tackles for loss and 12 sacks … Recorded four interceptions and scored four touchdowns, while causing three fumbles and recovering two fumbles … Holds individual single-season school records for most defensive touchdowns (four) and tackles for loss (96) … Team also set single-season school records for defensive touchdowns (10) and sacks (60.5) … Team captain and most valuable player as a senior … Also lettered in basketball and track
Personal: Born Nov. 28, 1999 ... Son of Kristi Green and Jason McDonald ... Majoring in social science
