Tim McDonald is a career quality starter — a defensive back 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.
Tim McDonald
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1987 | 22–23 | STL | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 23–24 | ARI | 15 | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | 24–25 | ARI | 16 | — | 155 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1990 | 25–26 | ARI | 16 | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1991 | 26–27 | ARI | 13 | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1992 | 27–28 | ARI | 16 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 1993 | 28–29 | SF | 15 | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1994 | 29–30 | SF | 16 | — | 72 | 67 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1995 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 75 | 61 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | 98 | 81 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | 32–33 | SF | 15 | — | 62 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 1998 | 33–34 | SF | 16 | — | 78 | 68 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1999 | 34–35 | SF | 16 | — | 61 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 189 | — | 1,131 | 372 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
159 career value over replacement — #576 all-time of 4,649. 13.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #34 (Rd 2) · LA · 1987 · +14.2 vs expected KV-H
69actual
54.8 expected · Δ+14.2
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