College career · 2023–2025
Kayden McDonald
DT · Ohio State. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Ohio State#2 · 12-2 | 14 | 64% | 65 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | Ohio State#1 · 14-2 | 11 | 14% | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Ohio State#4 · 11-2 | 1 | 1% | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kayden McDonald's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Kayden McDonald's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
7.2 avg. game scoreBest: 9.9 at Washington (Week 5)2 of 14 games at 8.0+
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| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Texas | W 14–7 | 6.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Grambling | W 70–0 | 6.8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  Ohio | W 37–9 | 7.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Washington | W 24–6 | 9.9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 |  Minnesota | W 42–3 | 6.7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | @ Illinois | W 34–16 | 7.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Wisconsin | W 34–0 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 10 |  Penn State | W 38–14 | 7.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 11 | @ Purdue | W 34–10 | 7.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 12 |  UCLA | W 48–10 | 6.8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 13 |  Rutgers | W 42–9 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 14 | @ Michigan | W 27–9 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 15 | vs Indiana | L 10–13 | 6.6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| Bowls | vs Miami | L 14–24 | 8.6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 2025 · 14 games | 7.2 | 65 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | · | · | ||