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2023
Third-team All-MAC...Third on team with eight pass breakups...Fifth all-time at Toledo with 32 career pass breakups...Picked off a pass vs. Buffalo for his second interception...Tied career high with three breakups vs. Miami...Team co-leader with seven tackles vs. NIU...Returned interception 25 yards for a TD in 21-17 win over San Jose State in the third quarter that turned out to be the game-winner...Also had two breakups vs. the Spartans.
2022
Played and started in 12 games, tallying 41 tackles, seven pass breakups, one TFL, and one interception...Career-high seven tackles at Ohio State.....Recorded four tackles and an interception at San Diego State...Tallied five tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Bowling Green...Three pass breakups in Boca Raton Bowl vs. Liberty.
2021
Played in all 13 games, starting four....Posted 17 tackles and a team-high two interceptions...Had a 27-yard pick six vs. Notre Dame.
2020
Played in all six games, starting one... Tallied 14 tackles and four pass breakups... Tied career high with six tackles vs. Ball State.
2019
Started at cornerback in 11 games as a true freshman, including his very first game vs. Kentucky on Aug. 31...Tied for third in MAC with 10 pass breakups...Two tackles, two PBUs against Northern Illinois...Season-best six tackles vs. BYU.
High School
Three-star prospect, according to Scout.com and 247 Sports... He helped Miami Southridge to a 9-3 record in 2018, a regional semifinal appearance in the FHSAA playoffs and a state championship in 2016...Selected as a defensive back for the South team in the 2018 Miami-Dade All-Star Game...High school teammate of former Rocket teammate Joe Smith.
Personal
Full name is Christopher Andrew McDonald Jr...Son of Kiona Myles...Graduated with a degree in criminal justice.
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 7 (at Ohio State, 9-17-22)
Pass Breakups: 3 (Twice, last vs. Liberty, 12-3-22)
