Naval Academy Athletics

•    At Navy: Enters the fall listed as a starter at striker ... has started 1 game during his career (1 So) ... among the 20 football players nationwide who were selected as semifinalists for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award ... the award is the first college football honor to focus primarily on a player’s leadership, both on and off the field ... has earned 2 varsity letters.

•    2022: A member of special teams, he appeared in 11 of the 12 games ... recorded his first tackle of the season at SMU and chipped in another against Notre Dame.

•    2021: Saw action in 10 games and closed out the season with 11 tackles, including a half a tackle for loss and a pass breakup ... part of a defense that held #2 Cincinnati to just 271 yards (95R, 176P), the fewest yards by the Bearcats since Nov. 17, 2019 vs. Temple (stretched 19 games) ... the 271 yards of total offense by Cincinnati were the second fewest by a Navy opponent on the year (225 by Air Force), while the 95-yard ground gain was the second-fewest rushing yards by an opponent this season (80 by SMU) and the 176 yards passing also marked the second fewest by an opponent in 2021 (49 by Air Force) ... also held Cincinnati to 27 points, the second fewest by the Bearcats during the regular season (beat Notre Dame 24-13) ... the Bearcats came into the game averaging 43.5 points (No. 6 nationally) ... turned in a career-high 4 tackles, along with a half a tackle for loss against SMU ... part of a defensive unit that held UCF scoreless in the fourth quarter and allowed Navy to rally from 13 points down to earn its first win of the season ... made his first-collegiate start in the Mids’ road game at Houston where he recorded 3 tackles and had his first-career pass breakup ... pitched in a tackle against Air Force ... recorded the first-2 tackles of his career in the opener against Marshall.

•    2020: Appeared in 3 games, including making his collegiate debut against Memphis as a member of Navy’s punt return team ... also appeared against Tulsa and Army.

•    High School / Personal:  A 2019 graduate of Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Fla. McDonald attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2019-20 academic year ... two-sport athlete who lettered in football (1) and track & field (1) ... garnered All-City and All-County football honors as a senior ... served as football team captain his senior year ... earned All-County track recognition in 2017 ... also received offers from Iowa State and Marshall ... cousin, Duran Lowe, was a member of the Wake Forest football team for three years before transferring to Valdosta State where he played his final season ... son of Clarence McDonald Jr. and Bonnie Martinez ... majoring in operations research.