2013: Beyond Sports Network Third-Team All-American ... Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team Offense ... Named NE-10 Special Teams Player of the Week three times (9/9, 9/23, 10/21) ... Established himself as one of the top all-purpose backs and kick returners in the country ... Ranked 16th nationally averaging 168.82 all-purpose yards per game ... Ranked second nationally with two kickoff return touchdowns ... Ranked 26th nationally averaging 26.1 yards per return ... Tied school record for longest kickoff return when he took the first kickoff of the year to the house for 97 yards against Wagner (9/6) ... Ranks third in all-time record books for career kickoff return yards (1,333) ... Set new single-game kickoff return record against SCSU (9/13) ... Set new single-season record in kickoff returns in a season (29) ... Also set new single-season record in kickoff return yards (758) ... Was team's starting tailback, averaging 66.3 yards per game while finishing with 729 rushing yards on the year ... Scored two rushing touchdowns, averaging 5.3 yards per carry ... Topped 100 yards rushing on three occasions ... Posted career-high 158 yards on the ground against Bentley (10/26).
2012: Appeared in 10 games as backup running back ... Ran for 438 yards on 78 carries, averaging a team-best 5.6 yards per carry ... Led the Warriors with eight rushing touchdowns ... Longest rush went for 43 yards and averaged 43.8 yards on the ground per contest ... Also hauled in 23 receptions for 164 yards ... Returned 18 kickoffs, averaging 18.9 yards per return.
2011: Played in nine games as a sophomore … Had 50 rushes for 266 yards and three touchdowns … Also had nine receptions for 96 yards and one touchdown … Second on team with 234 kick return yards and third on team with 266 rushing yards … Had a 50-yard touchdown run against WPI (9/3) and a 57-yard touchdown catch against Assumption (10/14).
2010: Appeared in eight games as a freshman … Had four rushes for 11 yards on the season … Compiled two catches for 18 yards.
Personal: Born September 10, 1991 … Son of William and Laura McDonough … has one brother, Cole ... Undeclared Arts major at Merrimack.
Before Merrimack: led Eastern Mass. Div. I with 23 touchdowns and 144 points … Set Malden Catholic single-game record on Thanksgiving with 382 rushing yards and five TDs … Tallied 2,100 total yards with 1,210 rushing as a senior … Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic … Medford Mercury and Malden Evening News Player of the Year … Catholic Conference Offensive Player of the Year … Shriner’s All-Star game … Also lettered in lacrosse and indoor track.
CAREER HIGHS
Points scored: 18, at Pace, 09/29/12
Touchdowns: 3, at Pace, 09/29/12
Rush attempts: 27, Bentley, 10/26/13
Rush yards: 158, Bentley, 10/26/13 (27 carries)
Rush TDs: 3, at Pace, 09/29/12
Long rush: 55, at American Int'l, Sep 13, 2013
Receptions: 7, at Southern Conn. St., 09/20/2013 ; at LIU Post, Oct 05, 2013
Receiving yards: 141, Pace, 09/28/13 (4 receptions)
Receiving TDs: 1, Pace, 09/28/13 ; at Assumption, 10/14/11 ; at American Int'l, Sep 13, 2013
Long reception: 68, Pace, 09/28/13
Total offense attempts: 27, Bentley, 10/26/13 (27 rush,0 pass)
Total ofense yards: 158, Bentley, 10/26/13 (158 rush,0 pass)
All-purpose yards: 228, at Southern Conn. St., 09/20/2013 ; at American Int'l, Sep 13, 2013
Kick returns: 6, at Southern Conn. St., 09/20/2013
Kick return yards: 171, at Southern Conn. St., 09/20/2013 (6 returns)
Long kick return: 97, at Wagner, 09/06/13
Tackles: 1, Bentley, 10/26/13 (1-0); at American Int'l, 11/05/11 (1-0); at Southern Connecticut, 11/12/2011 (0-1)
Career Summary RUSHING | g | att | yards | td | long | avg/c | avg/g |
2010 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
2011 | 9 | 50 | 266 | 3 | 50 | 5.3 | 29.6 |
2012 | 10 | 78 | 438 | 8 | 43 | 5.6 | 43.8 |
2013 | 11 | 137 | 729 | 2 | 55 | 5.3 | 66.3 |
TOTAL | 38 | 269 | 1444 | 13 | 55 | 5.4 | 38.0 |
TOTAL OFFENSE | g | rush | pass | total | avg/g |
2010 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1.4 |
2011 | 9 | 266 | 0 | 266 | 29.6 |
2012 | 10 | 438 | 0 | 438 | 43.8 |
2013 | 11 | 729 | 0 | 729 | 66.3 |
TOTAL | 38 | 1444 | 0 | 1444 | 38.0 |
RECEIVING | g | rec | yards | td | long | rec/g | avg/c | avg/g |
2010 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 2.2 |
2011 | 9 | 9 | 96 | 1 | 57 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
2012 | 10 | 23 | 164 | 0 | 18 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 16.4 |
2013 | 11 | 45 | 370 | 2 | 68 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 33.6 |
TOTAL | 38 | 79 | 648 | 3 | 68 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 17.1 |
KICK RETURNS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
2010 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2011 | 9 | 9 | 234 | 0 | 64 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
2012 | 10 | 18 | 341 | 0 | 43 | 18.9 | 34.1 |
2013 | 11 | 29 | 758 | 2 | 97 | 26.1 | 68.9 |
TOTAL | 38 | 56 | 1333 | 2 | 97 | 23.8 | 35.1 |
ALL PURPOSE | g | rush | rcv | pr | kr | ir | total | avg/g |
2010 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.6 |
2011 | 9 | 266 | 96 | 0 | 234 | 0 | 596 | 66.2 |
2012 | 10 | 438 | 164 | 0 | 341 | 0 | 943 | 94.3 |
2013 | 11 | 729 | 370 | 0 | 758 | 0 | 1857 | 168.8 |
TOTAL | 38 | 1444 | 648 | 0 | 1333 | 0 | 3425 | 90.1 |