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
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| 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 | 14 | — | 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 | 11 | — | 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 | 12 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 6 | — | 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 | — | 108 | — | 223 | 134 | 89 | 33 | 45 | 19.0 | 97.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.2% | 2,883 | 51.5% | 294 | 12.7% | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
76 career value over replacement — #1489 all-time of 4,649. 8.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #249 (Rd 7) · CIN · 2009 · +41.8 vs expected KV-H
59actual
17.2 expected · Δ+41.8
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