Will McDonald IV is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places McDonald in the top quarter 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.
Will McDonald IV
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% | |||||
| 2023 | 24 | NYJ | 15 | — | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 184 | 19.1% | 128 | 29.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 25 | NYJ | 17 | — | 23 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 10.5 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 758 | 65.5% | 15 | 3.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 83.3 | -4.0 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 8.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 649 | 65.3% | 82 | 18.9% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2026 | 27 | NYJ | 5 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 167 | 48.0% | 49 | 36.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 52 | — | 75 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 51 | 23.5 | 100.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 65 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 14 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1504 all-time of 4,695. 26/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2023 · +9.8 vs expected KV-H
67actual
57.2 expected · Δ+9.8
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