Delta State University

2019 (SENIOR): Battled a hand injury for much of the season, playing in seven games with three starts at tight end and on special teams…helped the Statesmen finish 6-4 overall and 5-3 in the GSC…caught two passes for 30 with a long of 25 at No. 8 Grand Valley State (9.14)…had one catch for five yards at Shorter (11.2)…drew starts in the season opener versus Tusculum (9.5), at Shorter (11.2) and at Mississippi College (11.16).

2018 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 games for the Statesmen at tight end, making eight starts...caught 20 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown...averaged 9.1 yards per catch...finished fourth on the team in receptions...career-high seven catches for 81 yards and a touchdown versus No. 11 West Florida...graded out at 85 percent on all blocking assignments with 25 devastation blocks.

JUCO: Played for two seasons under coach Chad Huff at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston, Miss...caught five passes for 49 yards in 2017...notched 10 catches for 76 yards in 2016...caught two pass for 27 yards against Pearl River during in 2016 and had two grabs against Itawamba in 2017.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Ron Price at New Albany High School in New Albany, Mississippi...as a senior, caught 19 passes for 165 yards and seven touchdowns, ran for a TD and threw for a touchdown...posted 61 tackles, 31 solos, five sacks, six hurries, three fumble recoveries and two fumbles forced...named Class 4A First-Team All-State in baseball by the Mississippi Association of Coaches...selected to play in Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game...in baseball, went 9-2 with a 1.49 ERA in 16 games over his junior and senior seasons.

PERSONAL: Jacob "Jake" McDonald...born in New Albany, Miss...son of Joe and Robin McDonald...has two brothers, Justin and Jerond McDonald...majoring in health, physical education, and recreation.