T.J. McDonald is a career quality starter — a defensive back 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.

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T.J. McDonald

Top 32% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2018

Height6'2"

Weight223 lb

BornJan 26, 1991

Age35

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 3, Pick 71 · LA

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 50 · #2056 · Above Average

Worth 50 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 45% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10

Avg surplus

peak +21

5 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 50

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2013	—	LA	10	—	51	43	8	4	1	1.0	6.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	STL	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	650	94.2%	84	30.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	LA	16	—	94	74	20	8	2	2.0	12.0	1	6	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	1,049	100.0%	143	31.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	LA	11	—	62	38	24	5	2	1.0	8.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	STL	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	770	98.9%	73	23.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LA	16	—	61	48	13	6	4	1.0	11.0	2	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,070	98.1%	135	30.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	MIA	8	—	44	30	14	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	539	97.9%	10	6.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	MIA	14	—	81	58	23	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	5	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	952	99.1%	33	15.0%	46	29	0.6	92.7	11.1	2	2	0	11	12	0.1
Career		—	112	—	393	291	102	26	9	5.0	40.0	8	25	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	5,030	98.0%	478	22.7%	46	29	—	—	—	2	2	0	11	12	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2013	22	LA	10	9*	51	43	8	4	1	1.0	6.0	1	4	0	—	4.8
2014	23	LA	16	16*	94	74	20	8	2	2.0	12.0	1	6	0	1	7.5
2015	24	LA	11	11*	62	38	24	5	2	1.0	8.0	0	1	1	1	4.5
2016	25	LA	16	16*	61	48	13	6	4	1.0	11.0	2	6	0	—	7.5
2017	26	MIA	8	8*	44	30	14	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	4.1
2018	27	MIA	14	14*	81	58	23	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	5	0	1	8.4
Career			75	74*	393	291	102	26	9	—	—	8	25	1	3	36.8

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	22	STL	10	9*	—	0.0%	650	94.2%	84	30.2%
2014	23	STL	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,049	100.0%	143	31.3%
2015	24	STL	11	11*	—	0.0%	770	98.9%	73	23.2%
2016	25	LA	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,070	98.1%	135	30.1%
2017	26	MIA	8	8*	—	0.0%	539	97.9%	10	6.6%
2018	27	MIA	14	14*	—	0.0%	952	99.1%	33	15.0%
Career			75	74*	—	—	5,030	—	478	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27	MIA	14	14*	46	29	0.6	92.7	11.1	2	2	0	11	12	0.1
Career			14	14*	46	29	—	—	—	2	2	0	11	12	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 39.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2013bestavg 552018

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.471See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.471Snap share98%Def snaps5,030ReliableCV 0.23

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2013

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2013 class

4.59s

40-Yard

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 60thClass Pos 23thClass All 66th

40"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 95thClass Pos 88thClass All 96th

131"

Broad Jump

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 97thClass Pos 84thClass All 94th

19 reps

Bench

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 38thClass Pos 85thClass All 46th

6.89s

3-Cone

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 82thClass Pos 46thClass All 77th

4.20s

Shuttle

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 73thClass Pos 40thClass All 77th

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #71

#63Travis KelceTE #64Dwayne GratzCB #65Larry WarfordG #66Sio MooreOLB #67Bennie LoganDT #68Leon McFaddenDB #69Tyrann MathieuFS #70Blidi Wreh-WilsonDB #72Brian WintersG #73Mike GlennonQB #74Terrance WilliamsWR #75Terron ArmsteadOT #76Keenan AllenWR #77Dallas ThomasG #78Marquise GoodwinWR #79Markus WheatonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

T.J. inherited the Los Angeles Rams DB room from Rodney McLeod Jr. (2012–2015), and handed it to E.J. Gaines (2014–2016).

Anthony Newman 1988–1994Robert Bailey 1991–1994Todd Lyght 1991–2000Steve Israel 1992–1994Toby Wright 1994–1998Keith Lyle

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2018final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2017team change
Joined MIA (from LA)
2013draft
Drafted by LA — Round 3, Pick 71

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 223 lb

Frame

219 lb at 4.59s

Size-speed

40" vert / 131" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2018	MIA	0	W5Questionable· FootW6Questionable· FootW7Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· AnkleW16Doubtful· AnkleW17Doubtful· Ankle
2017	MIA	0	W16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Shoulder
2015	STL	1	W8Questionable· ShoulderW9Questionable· FootW10Questionable· FootW14Out· Shoulder
2013	STL	0	W13Questionable· ShinW17Questionable· Illness

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 62

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2013

C+2014

D2015

B2016

C+2017

B2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

78%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2013	1	0.1	1	0
2014	1	0.1	1	0
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	2	0.1	2	0.1
2017	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2018	3	0.2	3	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

50 career value over replacement — #2056 all-time of 4,642. 8.3/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #71 (Rd 3) · LA · 2013 · +15.4 vs expected KV-H

59actual

43.6 expected · Δ+15.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2013

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #71

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator