Kyan McDonald
Arizona State Sun Devils
61
Depth

Kyan McDonald

Arizona State Sun DevilsRebuilding
SSDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Kyan McDonald starting?

Kyan McDonald is listed 2nd string at SS for Arizona State Sun Devils.

Junior · #21 · 5'11", 185 lbs

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Depth at SS · Arizona State Sun Devils

  1. 1281Lyrik RawlsStarter
  2. 22161Kyan McDonaldYou
  3. 33150Zeth Thues

Arizona State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Big 12

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Up next for Arizona State

Arizona State plays Colorado at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of O'Dea, ranked #734 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 15 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 61 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #734 Natl2-Yr Total16 tacklesTeam Share1%
Seattle, WA
Jersey
#21
Class
JR
Height
5'11"
Weight
185 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251500
2024100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8764
National Rank
#734
High School
O'Dea
Hometown
Seattle, WA

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated defense; 46th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 61.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 46% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LBYUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-20

Oct 24WKSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-17

Oct 11WHAWTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 30-12

Oct 4LBAYTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 55-19

Sep 19WKUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-17

Sep 12LTA&MTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 48-20

Sep 6WMORGTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 70-7

Kyan McDonald's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

15 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement11%
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