Defensive back, Texas, 2023–26
Jelani McDonald
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 201 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waco, TX
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Jelani McDonald plays defensive back for Texas. Last time out, against Florida: 9 tackles.
2026 so far
42 tackles
Last game: 9 tackles vs. Florida, L 24–27
Next game: vs. Ole Miss, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
14tackles, career highat Mississippi State, 2025Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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
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
2026 Texas 6 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Texas State | W 59–7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Ohio State | W 24–23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. UTSA | W 30–6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Tennessee | W 20–17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Oklahoma | L 24–27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Florida | L 24–27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Texas 13 games, 80 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | atOhio State | L 7–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. San José State | W 38–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. UTEP | W 27–10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Sam Houston | W 55–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | atFlorida | L 21–29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Oklahoma | W 23–6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | at Kentucky | W 16–13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Mississippi State | W 45–38 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Georgia | L 10–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Arkansas | W 52–37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Texas A&M | W 27–17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 41–27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Texas 12 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Colorado State | W 52–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atMichigan | W 31–12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Mississippi State | W 35–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Oklahoma | W 34–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Georgia | L 15–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atVanderbilt | W 27–24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Florida | W 49–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atArkansas | W 20–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Kentucky | W 31–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 30 | atTexas A&M | W 17–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 38–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 39–31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Texas 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 49–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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