Ray 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.
Ray McDonald
Top 27% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 22–23 | SF | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23–24 | SF | 14 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24–25 | SF | 9 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25–26 | SF | 14 | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26–27 | SF | 14 | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27–28 | SF | 14 | — | 35 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28–29 | SF | 13 | — | 33 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 642 | 68.6% | 11 | 2.8% |
| 2014 | 29–30 | SF | 13 | — | 34 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 693 | 77.9% | 31 | 8.5% |
| Career | — | 94 | — | 186 | 129 | 57 | 28 | 35 | 19.5 | 82.5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
51 career value over replacement — #2044 all-time of 4,666. 7.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #97 (Rd 3) · SF · 2007 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H
60actual
37.5 expected · Δ+22.5
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