Player·
Will McDonald
Will McDonald
DE · NYJ
27 yrs
Iowa State
Description
Position
DE
Team
NYJ
Status
ACT
Born
1999-06-04
Age
27
Height
6'4"
Weight
245 lb
College
Iowa State
Draft
2023 · R1 · Pick 15 · NYJ
Rookie yr
2023
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$4.1M/yr
Total
$16.3M
Guaranteed
$16.3M
% of cap
1.8%
Term
2023–2027 (4y)
Value#39/432
12.01DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
3 seasons
Seasons3 2023–2025
Games39
Tackles64
Sacks21.5
TFL25
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.683.150.00+0.68
QB Hits14.420.928.819.0+1.89
Sacks4.187.6714.08.00-0.33
Solo Tackles11.420.732.817.0+3.74
Tackles for Loss3.9910.517.410.0+0.49
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025NYJ121711288.019100000020240.0%821.1%
2024NYJ1613102310.5241103200381427.6%515.2%
2023NYJ1185133.054001107142.9%16.7%
Returns
YearTmPRPR YdsPR AvgKRKR YdsKR AvgST TD
2025NYJ00001
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2022Iowa State23235.04
2021Iowa State242411.52
2020Iowa State181810.51
2019Iowa State10106.00
2018Iowa State331.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks21.5325th
Solo Tkl382118th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.796
QBH/g
1.698
TFL/g
0.896
FF/g
066
Solo/g
1.463
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles52025 Wk10 vs CLE28'25
Sacks42025 Wk10 vs CLE10.5'24
TFL42025 Wk10 vs CLE11'24
INT02023 Wk1 vs BUF0'23
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity