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2013 Football Roster
McDonald, Dominic
Jersey Number 51
Dominic McDonald
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Longwood, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Brantley
Bio
CAREER: Lettered two seasons (2015-16) ... reserve defensive end who became a starter during senior year ... played in 21 career games (nine starts) and made 27 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks and two quarterback pressures ... on the field for a total of 567 career snaps ... finished with 2+ tackles in eight games including, a career-high five stops against No. 15 North Carolina.
2016: Played in 10 games and started nine … missed the Notre Dame and Virginia weeks due to a shoulder injury … returned for the Army West Point contest but did not start the game … booked 24 tackles, 3.5 tackles for lost yardage, 1.5 sacks and one quarterback pressure … finished third among Duke’s defensive linemen in total tackles … helped the Blue Devils finish the year tied for 46th nationally with 29.0 sacks and tied for 37th with 2.42 sacks per game … turned in a career-best five tackles against No. 15 North Carolina, including a 12-yard TFL, as Duke pulled off a 28-27 upset of the Tar Heels … recorded first career sack against Wake Forest and logged first career solo sack at Northwestern … credited with solo TFLs versus Northwestern, Army West Point and North Carolina in addition to half sack versus Wake Forest … registered 2+ tackles in eight games … tallied year’s quarterback pressure in season finale at Miami … on the field for 481 total snaps.
2015: Played in eight games ... saw action versus Tulane, N.C. Central, Army West Point, Miami, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia and Indiana ... shifted from linebacker to defensive end ... posted two tackles and one QB pressure ... on the field for 60 snaps.
2014: Played in three games ... saw action against Elon, Troy and Kansas ... recorded one tackle against Elon ... on the field for 28 total snaps.
2013: Did not see game action ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2013 ... did not participate in spring practice after undergoing knee surgery on February 25, 2013.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year letterman at Lake Brantley under coach George Clayton ... helped Lake Brantley to three straight state playoff berths (2010-11-12) ... listed as the No. 59 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN.com ... received first team all-state (8A) honors from the Associated Press after senior season ... as a senior, totaled 65 tackles, 14 TFL and eight sacks ... recorded 50 tackles including 12 TFL as a junior selected to play in the Florida North-South All-Star game on December 19, 2012 in Sebring, Fla. ... also lettered in weightlifting.
PERSONAL: Son of Jill and Joey McDonald ... born December 26, 1994 ... majoring in theater studies.
| Dominic McDonald's Career Stats | |||||||||||
| Year | G/GS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| 2014 | 3/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Game Log | ||||||||||
| Opponent | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| Elon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tulane | -DNP- | |||||||||
| Miami | -DNP- | |||||||||
| Georgia Tech | -DNP- | |||||||||
| Virginia | -DNP- | |||||||||
| Pitt | -DNP- | |||||||||
| Syracuse | -DNP- | |||||||||
| Virginia Tech | -DNP- | |||||||||
| North Carolina | -DNP- | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | -DNP- | |||||||||
| Arizona State | -DNP- | |||||||||
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