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DT2026 Draft Prospect

Kayden McDonald

Ohio St.

Measurables

6'2 1/8"

326 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Two-Gap Anchor Nose

Kayden McDonald projects as a two-gap anchor nose — a DT from Ohio St. who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample — works off 6'2 1/8" · 326 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 85 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT · 3 PD across 3 seasons. Dominance score 45 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

45B-

Dominance score · multi-component

Below-cohort producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

17th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

72th

2025

Breakout

15%

48th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

34th

Sacks/G · 0.08

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

B-

Frame

53th percentile · 6'2 1/8" · 326 lb

N/A

Mobility

No combine number on file — — · —

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.31
  1. #1

    Jamaree Caldwell

    2025 R3 · #86 · Oregon · 6-2/332lb · 5.17s 40

    84

    sim

  2. #2

    Carlos Davis

    2020 R7 · #232 · Nebraska · 6-2/313lb · 4.82s 40

    80

    sim

  3. #3

    Dontavius Russell

    2019 R7 · #235 · Auburn · 6-3/319lb · 5.15s 40

    75

    sim

Scheme fit

Base 3-4 nose role — eat doubles on first/second down, rotate out on passing downs.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 53th percentile — 6'2 1/8".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. DT class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

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Shuttle

No data

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Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

29

Athletic composite

29thBELOW AVG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Average1× Poor
32.319thPOOR
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Arm

vs. 271

9.838thAVERAGE
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Hand

vs. 271

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2023OSU101100000
2024OSU19712100000
2025OSU653134132000
Career853847332000