A candidate for both All-America and all-conference honors ... Great cover skills with opposing offenses routinely staying away from his side of the field ... Originally signed as a wide receiver, but converted to defensive back full time during 2009 fall camp ... 2009 and 2010 MWC all-academic selection ... SDSU scholar-athlete ... Also has contributed in the return game, returning punts ... Already tabbed preseason first-team all-conference for 2012 by Phil Steele, Lindy[apos]s Sports and Athlon Sports ... Has played in every contest since coming to campus as a true freshman in 2009 ... Enters his senior campaign with 27 career PBUs, which rank eighth in school history.
2011: Earned first-team all-MW honors for the second consecutive season, the first Aztec defensive back to do so in back-to-back campaigns since Will Demps in 2000-01 ... Ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West for the second consecutive year and 12th nationally in passes defended with 17, including six more breakups than any other player in the league ... His 15 PBUs are third-most in Aztec season history ... Tabbed a midseason All-American (honorable mention) by Phil Steele and also a midseason all-MW first-team pick ... Named a 2011 preseason first-team all-conference pick by Athlon Sports, Blue Ribbon, Lindy[apos]s Sports and Phil Steele ... Started all 13 outings, compiling 46 tackles, including three for a loss, and two interceptions ... Starter at cornerback in the opener, making three tackles and also recording a pass breakup in the win over Cal Poly ... Had two PBUs, including one in the end zone and one on Army[apos]s final drive of the game, to go with two tackles ... Also returned his first punt for 9 yards in the third quarter at Army ... Four tackles and two PBUs for the second game in a row vs. Washington State, while also logging three punt returns, highlighted by a career-long 26-yarder ... Recorded three solo efforts in the loss at Michigan, while logging his first career carries on offense for 5 yards ... Posted his first interception of the season, returning it 23 yards against TCU ... Also had three solo stops and a pass breakup vs. the Horned Frogs ... Had a season-high six tackles with a PBU at Air Force ... Made four stops vs. Wyoming and also had 0.5 TFL and a PBU ... Intercepted another pass vs. New Mexico ... Had a tackle and a PBU at Colorado State ... Broke up two passes and had a tackle vs. Boise State ... Tied his career high with seven tackles, including a sack at UNLV ... Tied his career high once again with a team-high seven tackles vs. Fresno State ... Batted down a pair of passes and also had four stops in the bowl game in New Orleans.
2010: Started every game at cornerback and also served as a punt returner... Named a first-team all-MWC selection ... Phil Steele postseason all-MWCfirst team ... Led the league and tied for 17th nationally in passes defendedper game (1.08) ... Ranked third on the team in tackles with 55 and in stops forloss with 7.0 ... One of three Aztecs with two interceptions ... Starter atcornerback (2 tackles) and also returned punts (3 for 33 yards) in the openeragainst Nicholls ... Three assisted tackles in the win over New Mexico State ...Second career interception and first of the season at No. 25 Missouri ... Postedfour stops, two PBUs and returned two punts for 13 yards against the Tigers ...Career-best and team game-high seven tackles, including three for a loss of 20yards, in the win vs. Utah State ... Second INT of the season in the end zone atBYU ... Outstanding effort in the upset of No. 23 Air Force, contributing threesolo tackles with one for a loss and breaking up three pass attempts ... Fivestops in the win at UNM ... Two TFLs, including a sack for a loss of 11 yards,in the victory at Wyoming ... Tied his career high with seven tackles and addeda PBU and a TFL vs. Colorado State ... Had another seven-tackle game with twoPBUs at TCU ... Made four stops with a PBU vs. Utah ... Had five stops againstUNLV ... Posted one tackle in the Poinsettia Bowl victory.
2009: Only true freshman to play in all 12 contests for the Aztecs a yearago ... Started six games, including each of the first five ... MWC all-freshmansquad by Rivals.com ... Logged 26 tackles, including at least one in everyouting ... Had a sack, an interception and blocked a pair of kicks ... One oftwo true freshmen to start against UCLA ... Earned the nod at left cornerback,making two tackles and adding a blocked extra point ... In his second start vs.Southern Utah, blocked another kick and returned it after a lateral for adefensive extra point ... Also added two stops against the T-Birds ... Two solotackles as a starter at Idaho and a season-best five stops at Air Force ...Recorded his first career interception in the win over New Mexico State,returning it 39 yards to set up and SDSU field goal ... Came off the bench forthe first time vs. BYU, logging only one solo tackle ... Starter at leftcornerback at Colorado State and a reserve against UNM ... Also played againstTCU and Wyoming ... Recorded his first career sack vs. Wyoming ... Had anassisted stop at Utah and in the finale at UNLV.
High School: Recorded 32 receptions for an average of 16.3 yards per catch, including seven touchdowns in 2008 at St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif. ... Was selected to the Trinity League first-team defense after he recorded 48 tackles and four interceptions in 2008 ... Caught a season-high seven passes for 108 yards against Lutheran High.
Personal: Born Oct. 26, 1990, in Bellflower, Calif. ... Son of Mia PriceMcFadden and Leon McFadden ... Has three sisters ... Father, Leon, playedprofessional baseball with the Houston Astros organization ... Also drewinterest from BYU, Washington, Utah State, Idaho and Sacramento State ...Majoring in communications.
McFADDEN[apos]S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | G | UA-AT-TT | TFL-Yds. | Sacks | Int. | PBU | FF | FR |
| 2009 | 12 | 17-9-26 | 1.0-5 | 1.0-5 | 1-39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 38-17-55 | 7.0-40 | 1.0-11 | 2-0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 55-26-81 | 8.0-45 | 2.0-16 | 3-39 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Career Highs: Tackles: 7, three times; TFL: 3.0 vs. UtahSt. (9/25/10); Sacks: 1.0 vs. Wyoming (11/14/09), at Wyoming (10/30/10);INT:1, three times; PBU: 3 vs. Air Force (10/16/10); BlockedKicks: 1 vs. S. Utah (9/12/09), at UCLA (9/5/09).
McFADDEN[apos]S GAME-BY-GAME
| G | UA-AT-TT | TFL-Yds | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR | |
| at UCLA (9/5/09)* | 1 | 1-1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUU (9/12/09)* | 1 | 2-0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at Idaho (9/19/09)* | 1 | 2-0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at AFA (9/26/09)* | 1 | 3-2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NMSU (10/3/09)* | 1 | 1-1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU (10/17/09) | 1 | 1-0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at CSU (10/24/09)* | 1 | 1-1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNM (10/31/09) | 1 | 2-1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU (11/7/09) | 1 | 3-1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WYO (11/14/09) | 1 | 1-0-1 | 1.0-5 | 1.0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at Utah (11/21/09) | 1 | 0-1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at UNLV (11/28/09) | 1 | 0-1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NICHOLLS (9/4/10)* | 1 | 0-2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at NMSU (9/11/10)* | 1 | 0-3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| at Missouri (9/18/10)* | 1 | 3-1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UTAH ST. (9/25/10)* | 1 | 5-2-7 | 3.0-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| at BYU (10/9/10)* | 1 | 2-1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFA (10/16/10)* | 1 | 3-0-3 | 1.0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| at UNM (10/23/10)* | 1 | 1-4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| at WYO (10/30/10)* | 1 | 4-0-4 | 2.0-14 | 1.0-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CSU (11/6/10)* | 1 | 5-2-7 | 1.0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| at TCU (11/13/10)* | 1 | 6-1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UTAH (11/20/10)* | 1 | 4-0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNLV (11/27/10)* | 1 | 4-1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAVY (12/23/10)* | 1 | 1-0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |