TULANE: Begins his first playing season.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not play; received a red-shirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman at Flower Mound High for coach Cody Vanderford... a two-time first-team all-District 6-5A honoree, helped the Jaguars go 8-3, win the District 6-5A title and advance to the state playoffs for the first time in school history in 2006... as a senior, named second-team all-region after posting 1,560 all-purpose yards and scoring 18 touchdowns... ran for 1,234 yards and five scores as a junior... also lettered four years in track and field.

PERSONAL: Undecided on a major... born Jonathan Taft McDonald on May 17, 1989, in Dallas, Texas... the son of Shirley McDonald... cousins, Shawn and Stacy Andrews, play professional football in the NFL.