Defensive back, Minnesota (from Iowa State, Auburn), 2020–24
Craig McDonald
Lettered 2021 at Iowa State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Minneapolis, MN
Craig McDonald played defensive back at Iowa State (2020–21), Auburn (2022) and Minnesota (2023–24).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Oklahoma, 2021Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 41 | 24 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 44 | 27 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa State | 21 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Iowa State | 21 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Auburn | 21 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Minnesota | 21 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Minnesota | 21 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Minnesota 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs. Michigan | L 10–52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Iowa State 11 games, 41 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Iowa | L 17–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at UNLV | W 48–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Kansas | W 59–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Kansas State | W 33–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 24–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at West Virginia | L 31–38 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Texas | W 30–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Texas Tech | L 38–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Oklahoma | L 21–28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. TCU | W 48–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 13–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Iowa State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | vs.Kansas State | W 45–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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