44 James McDonald
44 - James McDonald
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
Hometown: Warren, Mich.
Position: LB
Year: R-So.
High School: De La Salle HS
gp 9
tk 50.0
sac 0.0
int 1
ffum 0
2024

Appeared in nine games in 2024. He surpassed his career-high for tackles in a game with five, hitting the mark twice (vs. Truman, at Northern Michigan). He tallied his first career interception at Wayne State. He recorded two or more tackles in a game five times (vs. Truman, at Northern Michigan, at Roosevelt, at Wayne State, vs. Davenport). He finished the season with 20 tackles, 13 solo, one tackle for loss, two forced fumbles, and an interception.

2023

Played in three games for the Cardinals in his first season. He made his collegiate debut at St. Xavier in the seventh game of the season. He recorded his first career tackle against Northern Michigan, where he set a career-high of two stops in a game.

Recent Games
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 18 12
Assists 32 29
Tackles 50.0 41.0
Tackles per game 5.6 8.2
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 3.0 3.0
Tackle for loss yards 5 5
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - 0 0
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - 0 0
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 28 Northeastern St. L, 28-21 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 6 Gannon W, 49-28 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 Northwood L, 38-14 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 20 at New Haven L, 35-28 2 2 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 Northern Michigan W, 47-25 3 7 10.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 11 Roosevelt W, 55-10 4 3 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 -1 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Grand Valley State W, 20-19 2 10 12.0 0.0 0 2.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 Wayne State W, 28-7 3 8 11.0 0.0 0 1.0 4 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Davenport L, 31-17 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 Ferris State L, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Michigan Tech W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 21 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - 0 0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 21 - - - - - - 0 0
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 3 - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 21 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 3 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 9 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 21 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 3 1 1 2.0 .7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 9 13 7 20.0 2.2 0.0 0 1.0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
2025-26 9 18 32 50.0 5.6 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 1 0 1 -1 0 0
Total 21 32 40 72.0 3.4 0.0 0 4.0 6 2 2 0 2 -1 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 9 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 0 0
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 9 18 32 50.0 5.6 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 1 0 1 -1 0 0
Conference 5 12 29 41.0 8.2 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 1 0 1 -1 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 14 19 33.0 5.5 0.0 0 1.0 4 0 1 0 1 -1 0 0
Away 3 4 13 17.0 5.7 0.0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 15 28 43.0 8.6 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 1 0 1 -1 0 0
Losses 4 3 4 7.0 1.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
August 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 3 6 2 8.0 2.7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 12 28 40.0 10.0 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 1 0 1 -1 0 0
November 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0