Central Michigan University Athletics
2024 Football Roster

Jersey Number 38
Danny MacLean
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield Twp., Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Country Day
- Major:
- General Management
- Twitter:
- @danny_maclean42
- Instagram:
- danny_maclean_
2024
As a redshirt junior defensive back, did not see action … injured during preseason.
2023
As a redshirt sophomore defensive back, saw action in five games, both at safety and on special teams … concluded season with no tackles … saw action in in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24), at Ohio (11/15), at Buffalo (10/7), Eastern Michigan (9/30) and at Notre Dame (9/16).
2022
As a redshirt freshman, did not see any action as a defensive back.
2021
Redshirted as a true freshman defensive back.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Detroit Country Day High School in Beverly Hills, Mich., where he played three varsity football seasons for Head Coach Dan MacLean … MHSFCA Division 3-4 First Team All-State linebacker … led Detroit Country Day to the Division 4 state title with a 13-0 win over Cadillac … led the Yellowjackets defense with 86 tackles and four interceptions as a senior … as a senior, helped his father win a state title for the first time since 1999 …
PERSONAL
Born Danny MacLean on March 18, 2003 … son of Dan and Molly MacLean … youngest of five siblings: Jack, Maureen, Mike, and Kathleen … all five graduated from Detroit Country Day … father coached the three boys in football at Country Day … father played football at Illinois … Majors in General Management.
As a redshirt junior defensive back, did not see action … injured during preseason.
2023
As a redshirt sophomore defensive back, saw action in five games, both at safety and on special teams … concluded season with no tackles … saw action in in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24), at Ohio (11/15), at Buffalo (10/7), Eastern Michigan (9/30) and at Notre Dame (9/16).
2022
As a redshirt freshman, did not see any action as a defensive back.
2021
Redshirted as a true freshman defensive back.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Detroit Country Day High School in Beverly Hills, Mich., where he played three varsity football seasons for Head Coach Dan MacLean … MHSFCA Division 3-4 First Team All-State linebacker … led Detroit Country Day to the Division 4 state title with a 13-0 win over Cadillac … led the Yellowjackets defense with 86 tackles and four interceptions as a senior … as a senior, helped his father win a state title for the first time since 1999 …
PERSONAL
Born Danny MacLean on March 18, 2003 … son of Dan and Molly MacLean … youngest of five siblings: Jack, Maureen, Mike, and Kathleen … all five graduated from Detroit Country Day … father coached the three boys in football at Country Day … father played football at Illinois … Majors in General Management.
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Press Conf. Joe Labas vs BGSU
Saturday, October 18
Coach Drinkall Press Conf. vs BGSU
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Coach Drinkall Press Conf.
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