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Class of 2027 · cornerback

Dolph McDonald

6-1, 160 · Morton, MS

Committed to Southern Miss since Oct 30

70offer strength · No. 739
0.8844composite · 3-star
22offers · 15 power

His offers

22 offers · visited 4
Texas Tech logoTexas Tech
Big 12 · strength 84
cold
offered Feb 4
LSU logoLSU
SEC · strength 91
cold
offered Feb 4
Florida logoFlorida
SEC · strength 85
cold
offered Feb 4
Ole Miss logoOle Miss
SEC · strength 83
cold
offered Apr 25, 2024
Michigan logoMichigan
Big Ten · strength 78
cold
offered Jun 11, 2025
Auburn logoAuburn
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered Jun 2, 2024
Show all 22 offersKansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Feb 4
Cincinnati logoCincinnati
Big 12 · strength 64
cold
offered Feb 4
Mississippi State logoMississippi State
SEC · strength 67
cool
official visit Jun 19
Tennessee logoTennessee
SEC · strength 76
cold
offered May 13, 2024
Missouri logoMissouri
SEC · strength 71
cold
offered Feb 4
Colorado logoColorado
Big 12 · strength 55
Decommitted
Jan 25
Tulane logoTulane
American Athletic · strength 53
cool
official visit Jun 4
Arkansas logoArkansas
SEC · strength 61
cool
official visit May 29
UCF logoUCF
Big 12 · strength 59
cold
offered Feb 4
Florida State logoFlorida State
ACC · strength 63
cold
visited Jun 11, 2024
James Madison logoJames Madison
Sun Belt · strength 43
cool
offered Aug 2
Memphis logoMemphis
American Athletic · strength 53
cold
offered Feb 4
Toledo logoToledo
Mid-American · strength 42
cold
offered Feb 4
Liberty logoLiberty
Conference USA · strength 32
cold
offered Feb 4
Southern Miss logoSouthern Miss
Sun Belt · strength 15
Committed
offered Feb 4
Jackson State logoJackson State
cool
offered Aug 2
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 22 offers
Best fits
UCF logoUCF
Thin at defensive back (6 with 2+ years left); has started 4 defensive backs his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 1Mississippi State logoMississippi State
Has started 2 defensive backs his size since 2022; 2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; stocked at defensive back (13 with 2+ years left)
No. 2Cincinnati logoCincinnati
2 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season; has started 1 defensive back his size since 2022; even at defensive back (10 with 2+ years left)
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

207 of the 1,126 FBS starters at cornerback since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 149 to 171 pounds): most in the Big 12 (33), Mountain West (26) and ACC (25). Programs that start it most: Kansas (10), Florida (5) and Florida Atlantic (5). Of his offers, Florida (5), Michigan (4), Missouri (4) and UCF (4) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 22 offers, UCF has the thinnest room at defensive back: 6 with 2+ years left of 19, 4 in their last year, 24 portal exits in 3 seasons, 3 commits this cycle. Also thin there: Texas Tech.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

2 of 10 drafted, 1 in rounds 1-2
DuWayne Johnson
Class of 2015 · CB · signing not on record
Both offered by Michigan and Auburn; both about 6-1, 160
Not drafted
match 80
Andraez Williams
Class of 2016 · DB · signing not on record
Both offered by LSU, Tennessee and Missouri; both about 6-1, 160
Not drafted
match 79
Clemson logoAdrian Baker
Class of 2013 · CB · signed Clemson
Both offered by LSU, Florida and Auburn; both about 6-1, 165
Not drafted
match 77
Auburn logoJohn Broussard Jr.
Class of 2016 · CB · signed Auburn
Both offered by LSU, Florida and Michigan; both about 6-0, 165
Not drafted
match 70
Travis HunterTravis Hunter
Class of 2022 · CB · signed Jackson State
Both offered by Florida, Michigan and Auburn; both about 6-1, 165
Drafted 2025, round 1, No. 2 from Colorado · 1 NFL season as a starter
match 67
Show all 10
Antonio Robinson
Class of 2023 · CB · signing not on record
Both offered by LSU, Florida and Ole Miss
Not drafted yet
match 64
Damar HamlinDamar Hamlin
Class of 2016 · CB · signed Pittsburgh
Both offered by Michigan and Auburn; both about 6-1, 175
Drafted 2021, round 6, No. 212 · 2 NFL seasons as a starter
match 58
Ceyair WrightCeyair Wright
Class of 2021 · CB · signed USC
11 offers from top-25 programs; McDonald had 5; both about 6-1, 175
Not drafted yet
match 58
USC logoYkili Ross
Class of 2015 · CB · signed USC
11 offers from top-25 programs; McDonald had 5; both about 6-0, 175
Not drafted
match 58
Tennessee logoRickey Gibson III
Class of 2023 · CB · signed Tennessee
Both offered by Ole Miss, Tennessee and Auburn; both about 6-0, 170
Not drafted yet
match 57
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 6 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

29 dated moves since Apr 25, 2024
Southern Miss logoCommitted Southern MissOct 30
Jackson State logoOffered Jackson StateAug 2
James Madison logoOffered James MadisonAug 2
Mississippi State logoOfficial visit Mississippi StateJun 19
Tulane logoOfficial visit TulaneJun 4
Arkansas logoOfficial visit ArkansasMay 29
Tulane logoOffered TulaneApr 28
Arkansas logoOffered ArkansasFeb 4
Show all 29 moves
Cincinnati logoOffered CincinnatiFeb 4
Florida logoOffered FloridaFeb 4
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateFeb 4
LSU logoOffered LSUFeb 4
Liberty logoOffered LibertyFeb 4
Memphis logoOffered MemphisFeb 4
Mississippi State logoOffered Mississippi StateFeb 4
Missouri logoOffered MissouriFeb 4
Southern Miss logoOffered Southern MissFeb 4
Texas Tech logoOffered Texas TechFeb 4
Toledo logoOffered ToledoFeb 4
UCF logoOffered UCFFeb 4
Colorado logoDecommitted ColoradoJan 25
Colorado logoCommitted ColoradoDec 6, 2025
Colorado logoOffered ColoradoDec 5, 2025
Michigan logoOffered MichiganJun 11, 2025
Florida State logoUnofficial visit Florida StateJun 11, 2024
Auburn logoOffered AuburnJun 2, 2024
Tennessee logoOffered TennesseeMay 13, 2024
Florida State logoOffered Florida StateMay 1, 2024
Ole Miss logoOffered Ole MissApr 25, 2024
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