Receiver, Howard, 2021–⁠22

Matthew McDonald

Number
No. 18
Height
6′5″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Baltimore, MD

Matthew McDonald played receiver at Howard (2021–⁠22).

Team titles: MEAC champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Howard188.008
2022Howard1718811.1228
Career1819610.9228

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Howard18WRJr.
2022Howard18WRSr.6′5″195

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Howard (FCS)91.67––15.0–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Howard 9 games, 17 catches, 188 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atHamptonL 28–⁠311707
Sep 10atSouth FloridaL 20–⁠42342022
Sep 17vs.MorehouseW 31–⁠0333020
Oct 1atYaleL 26–⁠34328010
Oct 15vs.HarvardL 25–⁠41111011
Oct 22vs.Delaware StateW 35–⁠17114114
Oct 29atNorfolk StateW 49–⁠21128128
Nov 5atNorth Carolina CentralL 21–⁠5031005
Nov 19atMorgan StateW 35–⁠6115015
2021 Howard 1 game, 1 catch, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11atMarylandL 0–⁠621808

No box score in the source for Oct 30 at Delaware State; Nov 20 vs. Virginia Lynchburg, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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