Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Iowa State
Will McDonald IV
DE • 6'3" • 236 lbs • Pewaukee, WI, USA
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Will McDonald IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Will McDonald IV built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Pewaukee, WI wearing No. 9, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Will McDonald IV's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 15
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Will McDonald IV, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Iowa State. Will McDonald IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 123
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- North · 2 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 1 · Pick 15 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DE 44th (top 17%) · Big 12 81st (top 18%) · National 1,054th (top 18%)
Will McDonald IV played DE for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Will McDonald IV recorded 123 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Iowa State.
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