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Jelani McDonald

Position coaches (Texas, 2026): Mark Orphey, Blake Gideon

Waco, TXSenior6'2"201 lb#4

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Estimated NIL value

$969K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

14 / 100

59th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Senior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

2 seasons

Jelani McDonald is a 6'2", 201-lb Senior DB at Texas from Waco, TX. TransferPortl estimates Jelani McDonald's NIL market value at $969K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Jelani McDonald has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 14 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Advanced Statistics

2026 · 67 tkl

Havoc Plays

80th

Ball Plays

71st

Solo Tackle Rate

53.7%

28th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Sep 29, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Texas	4 Low	Did not enter
2025	Texas	22 Moderate	Did not enter
2024	Texas	8 Low	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$968,591

Highest market value

$1,638,762

Dec 20, 2025

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Recruitment

Class of 2023

Committed to Oklahoma State Jul 2022 -> flipped to Texas Feb 2023

Season Statistics