McFadden played in three games during his true freshman season at Clemson before redshirting the year. He appeared in 14 games as a redshirt freshman.[2] McFadden was named the Tigers' starting right tackle going into his redshirt sophomore season.[3] He was named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after his redshirt junior after starting 13 games at left tackle.[4] McFadden was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the best blocker in the ACC and was named first team All-ACC at the end of his redshirt senior season.[5]
McFadden was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth round, 156th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[8] As a rookie, he appeared in 12 games and started two in the 2023 season.[9]