Defensive back, Louisville (from Tennessee), 2020–24
Tamarion McDonald
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Memphis, TN
Tamarion McDonald played defensive back at Tennessee (2020–23) and Louisville (2024).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Alabama, 20232sacks, career highvs. Austin Peay, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tennessee | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tennessee | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 50 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 40 | 23 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Louisville | 58 | 39 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 168 | 109 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 | |
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 | Tennessee | 12 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 12 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Tennessee | 12 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee | 12 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Louisville | 12 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 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.
Game by game
2024 Louisville 13 games, 58 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Austin Peay | W 62–0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 49–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Notre Dame | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. SMU | L 27–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Virginia | W 24–20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Miami | L 45–52 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Boston College | W 31–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Clemson | W 33–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Stanford | L 35–38 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 37–9 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Kentucky | W 41–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Washington | W 35–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Tennessee 10 games, 40 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Virginia | W 49–13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Austin Peay | W 30–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at Florida | L 16–29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UTSA | W 45–14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Texas A&M | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Alabama | L 20–34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atKentucky | W 33–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UConn | W 59–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Missouri | L 7–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Tennessee 13 games, 50 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Ball State | W 59–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 10 | atPittsburgh | W 34–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Akron | W 63–6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Florida | W 38–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at LSU | W 40–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Alabama | W 52–49 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. UT Martin | W 65–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Kentucky | W 44–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Georgia | L 13–27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Missouri | W 66–24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atSouth Carolina | L 38–63 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Vanderbilt | W 56–0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs.Clemson | W 31–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 Tennessee 4 games, 9 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bowling Green | W 38–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 34–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atMissouri | W 62–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Tennessee 7 games, 11 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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