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
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 | — | 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 | 16 | — | 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 | 12 | — | 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 |
| Career | — | 38 | — | 64 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 21.5 | 94.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,591 | 50.7% | 225 | 16.6% | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 65 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 14 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1469 all-time of 4,649. 26/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2023 · +10.1 vs expected KV-H
67actual
56.9 expected · Δ+10.1
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