Clinton McDonald is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places McDonald in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McDonald's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Clinton McDonald
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2010 | 23–24 | CIN | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24–25 | SEA | 14 | — | 34 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25–26 | SEA | 12 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | SEA | 14 | — | 33 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 5.5 | 26.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 531 | 53.4% | 23 | 5.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 27–28 | TB | 13 | — | 37 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 619 | 69.0% | 65 | 17.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28–29 | TB | 6 | — | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 246 | 60.0% | 19 | 11.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 29–30 | TB | 11 | — | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 485 | 62.5% | 48 | 14.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 30–31 | TB | 12 | — | 26 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 461 | 49.4% | 52 | 13.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 31–32 | OAK | 15 | — | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.9% | 419 | 43.9% | 79 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 32–33 | ARI | 6 | — | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 122 | 18.9% | 8 | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 252 | 151 | 101 | 37 | 47 | 21.0 | 105.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
87 career value over replacement — #1332 all-time of 4,666. 8.7/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #249 (Rd 7) · CIN · 2009 · +43 vs expected KV-H
60actual
17 expected · Δ+43
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