Tarleton State University Athletics

Senior (2021):
First Team All-WAC … Phil Steele FCS All-WAC First Team … Rushed for 659 yards on 100 carries (6.6 yards per carry) and four touchdowns in 10 games … Led Tarleton in rush yards, rush touchdowns and carries … Only seven players in FCS averaged more yards per carry … Across the WAC, had the second most yards per carry, the fourth most rushing yards, and the sixth most rushing touchdowns … Had his best game in the season finale against Central Arkansas, earning a season-high 155 yards on the ground on just 13 carries (11.9 yards per rush), including a season-long 53-yard burst that went for a touchdown … Had two 100+ yard games on the ground … Scored two touchdowns against Fort Lewis, with 92 yards on 10 carries, on Sept. 11 … Also had seven receptions for six yards on the year.
 
Middle Tennessee State:
Played in all nine games and had three starts in 2020, finishing with 153 rushing yards on 37 carries (4.14 yards per) to go with nine receptions … Rushed seven times for a team-high 76 yards at UTSA on Sept. 25, 2020, including a 64-yard run … Played in all 12 games as a junior, recording 204 rushing yards on 40 carries (5.1 yards per) and two receptions …  Rushed for 138 yards on just nine carries and a touchdown in win over FIU on Oct. 26, 2019 … Had a 92-yard scoring run against FIU which equaled the second longest in school history and tied for the fifth longest in C-USA history.
 
Laney College:
Led Laney to a 2018 CCCAA State Championship win by rushing for 217 yards on 38 carries to earn player of the game honors … Rushed for 1,313 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2018 while averaging 24.2 yards per kickoff return … Earned All-American honors as a kick returner in 2016 (24.3 avg.) and also rushed for 491 yards and five scores.
 
Lincoln High School:
Was all-region in football as a kick returner … Participated in four years of track and field, four years on varsity, three years as captain … Was named to the California High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015 … California track and field high school All-American and All-State … Owns the second fastest 100-meter (10.50 seconds), 200-meter (21.18 seconds), and 400-meter (48.73) times in school history.

Personal
Is a 2015 graduate of Lincoln High School in Stockton, California … Represented Team USA on the Junior Olympic Track Team in 2016 … Hometown is Oakland, California … Has a son, Nehemiah (6 years old) … Full name is John Emill McDonald Jr. … Nickname is Jayy … Majoring in Children and Family Studies (Grad Program) … Born Sept. 19.