Saginaw Valley State University

Career Honors
2x GLIAC Academic Excellence Award (2024, 2025)

2025
Played in nine games as a redshirt-sophomore…totaled the fifth-most tackles on the team with 50, including 18 solo stops and 32 tackle assists…recorded 3.0 tackles for loss and had an interception, three quarterback hurries, and a fumble recovery…registered three games with double-digit tackles (10 vs. Northern Michigan, 12 at Grand Valley State, 11 vs. Wayne State), setting his career-high with 12 stops in the win at Grand Valley State on Oct. 18...compiled seven tackles and an interception against Roosevelt, and recovered a fumble against Northern Michigan.

2024
Appeared in nine games in 2024…surpassed his career-high for tackles in a game with five, hitting the mark twice (vs. Truman, at Northern Michigan)…tallied his first career interception at Wayne State…recorded two or more tackles in a game five times (vs. Truman, at Northern Michigan, at Roosevelt, at Wayne State, vs. Davenport)…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…made his collegiate debut at St. Xavier in the seventh game of the season…recorded his first career tackle against Northern Michigan, where he set a career-high of two stops in a game.

High School
Helped the De La Salle Collegiate High School football team to back-to-back State Championships in 2022 and 2023…was named All-Catholic and All-State…was awarded the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Personal
Majoring in business management with a minor in finance…born in Shelby Township, Michigan on 1/6/2005…son of Jim and Cheryl McDonald.