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
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 | 15 | — | 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 | 12 | — | 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 | 14 | — | 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 | 9 | — | 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 | — | 115 | — | 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
86 career value over replacement — #1371 all-time of 4,695. 8.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #249 (Rd 7) · CIN · 2009 · +42 vs expected KV-H
59actual
17 expected · Δ+42
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