Mike McDonald

Tulane

Nov 7 (Fri)

8 p.m.

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wilmington, NC
Prev School:
Lackawanna CC

2009: Played in 11 of 12 games on the defensive line and special teams...Finished the year second on the team in sacks (3)...Totaled 10 tackles with five solo stops, 3.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and a pass breakup...Had three tackles on special teams...Made his Memphis debut on special teams in the season opener against Ole Miss...Had one solo tackle against Middle Tennessee on a Memphis kickoff...Had a career high four tackles against UT Martin, including two assisted sacks for nine and eight yards...Had one solo tackle on defense against UCF...Lone tackle against UTEP came on a sack for a loss of eight yards in the fourth quarter...Made one solo tackle against Southern Miss that was a sack for a loss of five yards...Had two assisted tackles against East Carolina, including a TFL for a loss of three yards in the second quarter...Did not play against UAB...Had his first career pass breakup against Houston on a failed third down conversion.

Junior College: Played two seasons for coach Mark Duda at Lackawanna Community College in Scranton, Pa....Totaled 38 tackles and 17 sacks in 2008...Also logged two fumble recoveries for touchdowns as a sophomore...Registered four sacks against Albright...Named Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2008...Lackawanna lost in the North Star Bowl Game to Rochester, 19-13...Selected as Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2008 (Sept 8 & Sept. 22)...Was a second-team All-American...Registered 13 sacks as a freshman...Earned league Player of the Week honors twice in 2007 (Nov. 6 & Oct. 15)...Logged 70 tackles, 30 sacks, four defensive scores and 10 pass breakups in two seasons at Lackawanna.

Prep: Prepped at Eugene Ashley High...Lettered three years in football and track...Logged 50 tackles and 17 sacks as a senior...Logged 40 tackles and 16 sacks as a junior...Was all-conference in football and track and field...Was an all-state honoree in the high jump.

Personal: Michael McDonald is the son of Rick Middleton and Vanessa Middleton...Born July 30, 1986, in Wilmington, N.C.