Jelani McDonald

DB · #4 · Texas · SR · 6'2" · 201 · Waco, TX

Projected FS starter

26 2026 tackles

0 · 2 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

43 Career games (23 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Texas	6	6	26	0	2	0	0	0
2025	Texas	13	13	82	0	4	3	3	0
2024	Texas	14	4	30	0	1	1	1	0
2023	Texas	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2026 Percentile vs DBs

Tackles per game 4.3 89

Havoc plays 2 86

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Texas 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 6.7% 95

Line yards per carry allowed 1.8 88

Sack rate 9.7% 93

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W1	TXST	7		1
W3	UTSA	1		1
W4	@ TENN	3

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#68

Jason Moore DL · DeMatha Catholic OSU

#69

Jalen Brown WR · Gulliver Prep LSU

#70

Jelani McDonald ATH · Waco Connally TEX

#71

Sammy Omosigho LB · Crandall OKLA

#72

Vic Burley DL · Warner Robins CLEM

ATHs in the class

#1 Joshua Farquharson St. James School

#1

Nyck Harbor Archbishop Carroll SCAR

#2

Jelani McDonald Waco Connally TEX

#3

Dalton Brooks Shiner TXAM

#4 Kenyon Sadiq Skyline ORE

2026 · 86th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 97th pctile of class