Speed and instincts define this young man.

McDonnell is so light on his feet it’s pretty impressive to see. While covering the running backs, it was rare that he lost a rep when the back decided to go vertical. Because Joel has very fast footwork and speed he can stop the open space over the top so very well.

A classic sideline to sideline defenders, he’s just scratching the surface of his potential.

Mcdonnell is a highly competitive young man, I love his game.

Just like Mcclee I met Mcdonnell at the You Are Athlete and they both went back-to-back in positional drills, so they had my full attention. You can tell that Mcdonnell loves the game of football, and he dedicates a lot of his time to just get better. Aside of his physical capabilities to run, hit, and read defenses, the one thing that scouts look for is how coachable is the prospect? Joel Mcdonnell I can tell is a very coachable football player every time a coach spoke, he was in full attention and gave them the respect to listen to what they have to say he was just hungry to learn something else.

Physically Mcdonnell is top notch, mentally he really separates himself from the rest he is high school ready and will only get better.