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 29% 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 | — | 0.0% | 1,335 | 73.2% | 42 | 5.6% | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2090 all-time of 4,649. 7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #97 (Rd 3) · SF · 2007 · +21.7 vs expected KV-H
59actual
37.3 expected · Δ+21.7
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