Kayden McDonald

Defensive Tackle, Houston Texans · #93.

Player facts

Team: Houston Texans
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 93
Born: Mar 12, 2005 (age 21)
Birthplace: Suwanee, GA, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 326 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ TEN	W 26-3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Kayden McDonald (born March 12, 2005) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kayden McDonald, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

McDonald was born in Texarkana, Arkansas and grew up in the Atlanta area. He attended North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Georgia. McDonald was rated as a four star recruit, and the 290th overall player in the class of 2023, where he committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes over offers from 35 other schools.

College career

As a freshman in 2023, McDonald appeared in four games, making one tackle. In week 2 of the 2024 season, McDonald tallied three tackles in a win over Western Michigan. In week 10, he notched one tackle, helping the Buckeyes stop the Nittany Lions from scoring on third down late in the fourth quarter, to help the Buckeyes survive beating Penn State 20–13. During the 2024 season, McDonald played in all 16 games, recording 19 tackles with two being for a loss, and a pass deflection.

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