Jonathan McGill Season 2020

Career Accolades

• Three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
• College Sport Communicators Academic All-District (2022)
• Al Masters Award (2022)
• Team Technician Award (2021)
• Frank Rehm Award (2021)
• Outstanding Freshman Award (2019)
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2022)

As a Senior (2022)

• Team Captain
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• College Sport Communicators Academic All-District 
• Al Masters Award
• Stanford Defensive Player of the Game (Week 7- Notre Dame)
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2022)
• Started in all 12 games at safety
• Finished second on the team in tackles (51)
• Had 5.5 tackles-for-loss, a sack, an interception, eight pass deflections and a fumble recovery
• Four tackles (one for loss), a fumble recovery and the game-sealing pass breakup in Stanford's win at Notre Dame (Oct. 15) ... The fumble recovery was McGill's second FR of his career, last came in the 2019 season (at UCF, Sept. 14, 2019)
• Finished Stanford's matchup with Washington State totaling a career-best three pass breakups (Nov. 5)
• Marked first interception of season and fourth of career in the final minutes of the first half at Utah (Nov. 12) ... Totaled three passes defended (two breakups, one interception) for second straight game (three breakups vs. Washington State last week)

As a Junior (2021)

• Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
• Team Technician Award 
• Frank Rehm Award
• Appeared in the final two games after missing the first 10 with an injury
• Made two interceptions and a pass breakup in two starts at safety
• Had 13 tackles and a TFL
• Returned from injury against California, returning an interception in the red zone 20 yards and finishing with six tackles (Nov. 20)
• Made an interception against Notre Dame (Nov. 27)

As a Sophomore (2020)

• Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
• Played in six games with four starts
• Totaled 17 tackles with three tackles for loss
• Added two pass breakups

As a Freshman (2019)

• Outstanding Freshman Award
• Played in all 12 games and started six
• Finished with 35 tackles and three tackles for loss
• Added three pass breakups, one interception and one fumble recovery
• Registered a 25-yard fumble recovery returned for a touchdown at UCF (Sept. 14) - his first career score
• Recorded career-high 11 tackles, including one for loss, and a pass breakup at Oregon State (Sept. 28)
• Recorded first career interception at Washington State (Nov. 16)

Prior to Stanford 

• Prepped at Coppell (Texas) under head coach Mike Dewitt
• Nation’s 39th-best safety by PrepStar, 41st by 247Sports
• Nation’s 43rd-best cornerback by Rivals
• Nation’s 73rd-best athlete by ESPN
• Texas’ 60th-best recruit by 247Sports, 60th by Rivals, 62nd by PrepStar and 123rd by ESPN
• First four-year starter in school history
• 2018 District 6-6A MVP
• All-state defensive back (2017)
• 2017 District 9-6A Defensive MVP
• 2017 district champions  
• 2016 District 9-6A Defensive Newcomer of the Year
• 2015 MaxPreps All-American
• 273 tackles (12 for loss), 10 interceptions, 25 pass deflections, five fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles as a prep
• 2,251 all-purpose yards, 20 touchdowns as a prep
• Also competed in track

Personal

• Son of Tonya and Norris McGill
• Has two older siblings, Aierelle and Jarel
• Attended same high school as former Cardinal Solomon Thomas