Braden Macdonald Braden Macdonald 6'7" | 245 lbs | TE The Taft School | 2024 State New E

6’7 245lb TE/DE, 4.0 GPA | The Taft School 2024

What we know about this recruit: April 2023 – rnHe is ranked as the #4 Tight-end in New England.  He attends The Taft School in Connecticut.

He is so versatile with his size, he actually is being recruited on both offense Tight-End and a 3-Front Defensive-End.  This defines his aggression that pops on his film.  He displays soft hands with high level range and length. He catches the ball with ease and gets up field quickly for good YAC while finishing his runs with a low center of gravity and leaning forward into defenders. His body is lean and he surely has room for additional muscle growth and development.

May 2023 – Interest: Rice, UMASS, UCONN, UAB, Wake Forest, Duke, Temple, Rutgers, All High academic FBS, Ivy, Patriot

Offers: Army

Head Coaches Notes/Analysis: HUGE frame, natural pass catcher, great inline blocker. Started both ways for us. Also an excellent DE for a 3 down scheme. Versatile athlete- used as inline TE, Split WR and H Back. Runs very well 5.0 laser at UC Report and should run 4.8 hand at camps this summer, 4.47 pro agility shuttle. I suspect he will get offers from all of the Patriot League and Ivy league, but I think he is a Power 5 TE.

July 2023 – Offers Earned during Spring/Summer 2023: Army West Point 4/21/23, Bucknell 6/7/23, Central Connecticut State 6/21/23

Offers Earned during Spring/Summer 2023: rnArmy West Point 4/21/23

Bucknell 6/7/23

Central Connecticut State 6/21/23

Braden MacDonald 2024 6’7”   240            TE/DETWITTER:  @bradenmacdonal

Interest: Rice, UMASS, UCONN, UAB, Wake Forest, Duke, Temple, Rutgers, All High academic FBS, Ivy, Patriot

Offers: Army

Head Coaches Notes/Analysis: HUGE frame, natural pass catcher, great inline blocker. Started both ways for us. Also an excellent DE for a 3 down scheme. Versatile athlete- used as inline TE, Split WR and H Back. Runs very well 5.0 laser at UC Report and should run 4.8 hand at camps this summer, 4.47 pro agility shuttle. I suspect he will get offers from all of the Patriot League and Ivy league, but I think he is a Power 5 TE.

Braden Macdonald Braden Macdonald 6'7" | 245 lbs | TE The Taft School | 2024 State New E   He is ranked as the #4 Tight-end in New England.  He attends The Taft School in Connecticut.

He is so versatile with his size, he actually is being recruited on both offense Tight-End and a 3-Front Defensive-End.  This defines his aggression that pops on his film.  He displays soft hands with high level range and length. He catches the ball with ease and gets up field quickly for good YAC while finishing his runs with a low center of gravity and leaning forward into defenders. His body is lean and he surely has room for additional muscle growth and development.

The Taft School will be perfectly fine stationing both Hoffman and Symonds on offense if they see it fit. They have yet another 6’7 giant they can deploy at edge rusher. His name is Braden Macdonald Braden Macdonald 6'7" | 245 lbs | TE The Taft School | 2024 State New E , a junior formerly out of Old Rochester Regional who bares a striking resemblance to Addison Hoffman Addison Hoffman 6'7" | 245 lbs | OL Taft School | 2023 State New E , from a football perspective. Both lean, both menacing off the edge, and both kids want to punch you in the mouth. The young man’s hand usage at the line of scrimmage is noticeably seasoned. TTS could also utilize both 6’7 monsters along the defensive line in tandem. Either way, the Taft coaching staff can’t go wrong.