McDonough's Rise: From Iowa State to Broncos

0:00It's April 27th. Welcome to NFL News Today, powered by AI and ready for kickoff. Tomatoa McDonough, the defensive lineman from Asheville, North Carolina, transferred to Iowa State as a grad student and lit up the 2025 season right away. He played in all 12 games with 10 starts, racking up 26 tackles, four for loss, and two sacks total. One standout was against BYU, where he had three tackles and forced the fumble. His biggest moment came in the rivalry clash with Iowa, sealing the win with two sacks on their final drive, which snagged him big 12 defensive. Player of the week. Now wrapping up college ball, McDonough landed a mini-camp in-buy from the Denver Broncos. He's leaking up with other ex-cyclones there, like Ayuma, Wazirika, and Tyler on Yedem, the 66 overall pick in the 2026. Draftwash does do keep climbing.