2022: Transfer safety who played in 2 games … saw first Auburn action against Mercer

Before Auburn: In 2021, played in all 13 games for Iowa State, earning three starts … registered 41 tackles, including 24 solo stops, 1.5 TFL, one PBU and tied for the team lead with two interceptions … four tackles in wins over Kansas State and Oklahoma State … tallied three tackles and picked off first career pass vs. West Virginia … posted a career-high 10 tackles and an interception vs. Oklahoma … started vs. Clemson in the Cheez-It Bowl, registering six tackles and a PBU …  played in four games in 2020 before taking a redshirt … Big 12 all-academic honors for two seasons … second team all-state and two-time all-district for Coach Chris Goodwin at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis … led Redhawks to the 2018 Class 4A state championship … accumulated 1,650 all-purpose yards and scored 13 touchdowns … also had 41 tackles, 3.0 TFL and four interceptions … defensive MVP of 2019 Minnesota High School All-Star Game … also lettered in track & field and basketball

Personal: Birthday is October 31 … son of Scott and Shaun’Rae McDonald ... has six siblings: Jazzmin, Jameer, Amber, Carlton, Scott and Shay Shay ... studying in the College of Liberal Arts