Ricardo 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.
Ricardo McDonald
Top 33% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 22–23 | CIN | 16 | — | 97 | 77 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23–24 | CIN | 14 | — | 105 | 91 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24–25 | CIN | 13 | — | 48 | 31 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 63 | 46 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 61 | 47 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27–28 | CIN | 13 | — | 66 | 52 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28–29 | CHI | 15 | — | 43 | 28 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29–30 | CHI | 16 | — | 52 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 535 | 409 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
56 career value over replacement — #1960 all-time of 4,695. 7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #88 (Rd 4) · CIN · 1992 · +19.5 vs expected KV-H
57actual
37.5 expected · Δ+19.5
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