Jelani McDonald
Texas Longhorns · #4 · Defensive Back · Senior
2025 season
TOT
80
tied 99th of 4619
SACK
0
tied 1262nd of 4619
PD
3
tied 389th of 4619
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TEX | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TEX | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TEX | 80 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Career | 115 | 65 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TEX | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TEX | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TEX | 80 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Career | 115 | 65 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Texas Longhorns |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive Back |
| Class | Senior |
| Height / weight | 6' 2" / 201 lbs |
| Birthplace | Waco, TX |
| Jersey | #4 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Texas Longhorns 2023–2025 · 3 seasons
Splits
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 80 | 49 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 33 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30 | @ OSU | L 14-7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/6 | vs SJSU | W 38-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/13 | vs UTEP | W 27-10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 9/20 | vs SHSU | W 55-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/4 | @ FLA | L 29-21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | vs OU | W 23-6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Allstate Red River Rivalry | ||||||||||||||
| 10/18 | @ UK | W 16-13 OT | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/25 | @ MSST | W 45-38 OT | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/1 | vs VAN | W 34-31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/15 | @ UGA | L 35-10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | vs ARK | W 52-37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 11/28 | vs TA&M | W 27-17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/31 | vs MICH | W 41-27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 80 | 49 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/31 | vs CSU | W 52-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/7 | @ MICH | W 31-12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/28 | vs MSST | W 35-13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/12 | vs OU | W 34-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allstate Red River Rivalry | ||||||||||||||
| 10/19 | vs UGA | L 30-15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/26 | @ VAN | W 27-24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/9 | vs FLA | W 49-17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/16 | @ ARK | W 20-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/23 | vs UK | W 31-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/30 | @ TA&M | W 17-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/21 | vs CLEM | W 38-24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College Football Playoff First Round Presented by Allstate | ||||||||||||||
| 1/1 | vs ASU | W 39-31 2OT | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 33 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/2 | vs OKST | W 49-21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||