Graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management in May 2023.

Honors
2023 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2023 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Third Team
2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention

2023 (Redshirt Senior)

Was named to the 2023 Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
Earned a spot on the 2023 Phil Steele Preseason Sun Belt Conference All-Conference third team
Named to the 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt third team
Was named to the 2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College preseason All-Sun Belt third team
Earned a spot on the 2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt honorable mention

2022 (Redshirt Junior)

Played in and started all 13 games at left guard for the Chants' offensive line
Blocked for three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in quarterback Grayson McCall and was part of the offensive line that led the way for an offense that was among the league leaders in the Sun Belt
Offense ranked second in the Sun Belt in completion percentage (65.7 percent), third in both third-down conversion percentage (42.8 percent) and first down offense (284), fourth in rushing offense (159.3 ypg), and fifth in passing offense (246.2 ypg) and in total offense (405.5 ypg)
Finished the season with over 30 knockdown blocks on the year
Was the top-graded offensive lineman in two games - at Georgia State (Sept. 22) and versus Old Dominion (Oct. 15)
Graded out at 85 percent or higher in eight of the 13 games on the year
Graded out at 90 percent in the win at Georgia State and the victory at home over Appalachian State (Nov. 3)
Recorded a season-high seven knockdown blocks in the loss to ODU
Picked up five knockdown blocks in the season-opener versus Army (Sept. 3), in the home win over Georgia Southern (Oct. 1), and in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29)
Added three knockdown blocks in the home win over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) and in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
Registered a pancake block in all but one game on the season

2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)

Saw action in 13 games on the season
Primarily lined up on the field goal and extra-point units all season long
Graded out as the top-graded offensive lineman in the home win over ULM (Oct. 2)
Played a season-high 37 snaps on offense in the home win over UMass (Sept. 25)
Logged 13 snaps on offense in the season-opening win over The Citadel (Sept. 2)
Lined up on offense for 11 plays in the road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
Played one snap on the offensive line in the home win over Kansas (Sept. 10) and two snaps in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)

2020 (Redshirt Freshman)

Saw action in 10 games on the season
Primarily lined up on the field goal and extra-point units all season long
Was a part of the offensive line unit that was named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist, presented annually to the nation's top offensive line unit
Played a season-high 16 snaps on offense in the blowout road win at Georgia State (Oct. 31)
Lined up for 15 snaps and had one knockdown block in the road win at Texas State (Nov. 28)
Graded out at 100 percent over five snaps at center in the home win over Arkansas State (Oct. 3)
Also logged time on the offensive line versus Georgia Southern (Oct. 24) and South Alabama (Nov. 7)

2019 (Freshman)

Redshirt season
Played in the win over Norfolk State (Sept. 14)
Lined up at center for 15 offensive snaps versus the Spartans, grading out at 92 percent
Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters

High School

Lettered in football at Porter Ridge High School for head coach Michael Hertz
Team captain his senior year and a three-year starter upfront for the Pirates
Played on both the offensive and defensive lines
Totaled 172 pancake blocks over his 39 games on the offensive line for the Pirates
Participated in the Blue-Grey All-American Combine in the spring of 2018 prior to his senior season
Earned a spot on the 2017 Associated Press North Carolina All-State football team as a junior
A two-time Southwestern 4A All-Conference first team selection (2017 and 2018) as an offensive lineman
Also a two-time All-UCHSF first-team selection
Anchored the offensive line to help lead the team to a 10-5 overall record and a spot in the 2018 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A state championship semifinals game
Posted a season-high 13 pancake blocks in the quarterfinals of the state championship tournament versus West Mecklenburg
Also recorded 14 tackles, 3.0 sacks, and 5.0 tackles-for-loss on the defensive line his senior year in 2018
As a junior, he opened holes for two 1,000 yard rushers and blocked for 5,539 yards of offense and 56 touchdowns in 2017
Blocked for the 2017 Southwestern 4A Player of the Year in quarterback Grayson McCall, now a teammate at Coastal, and the 2018 Southwestern 4A Player of the Year in running back Jaylen Coleman

Will McDonald