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 35% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
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| 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
53 career value over replacement — #1984 all-time of 4,649. 6.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #88 (Rd 4) · CIN · 1992 · +18.7 vs expected KV-H
56actual
37.3 expected · Δ+18.7
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