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Will McDonald IV
DE · NYJ · 2023–2026
Born June 4, 1999 · College Iowa State · Drafted 2023, round 1, pick 15 (NYJ) · 6-4, 245 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYJ | 10 | 14 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 16 | 28 | 10.5 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | NYJ | 12 | 30 | 8.0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | NYJ | 7 | 16 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | NYJ | 45 | 88 | 24.5 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYJ | 15 | – | – | 177 | 18.2 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 17 | – | – | 746 | 66.4 |
| 2025 | NYJ | 15 | – | – | 639 | 66.2 |
Game logs
2026 game log (7 games)
2025 game log (12 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs PIT | L 32–34 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ TB | L 27–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-29 | @ MIA | L 21–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs DAL | L 22–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs DEN | L 11–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs CAR | L 6–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ CIN | W 39–38 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs CLE | W 27–20 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-13 | @ NE | L 14–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs ATL | W 27–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ JAX | L 20–48 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ NO | L 6–29 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (16 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-09 | @ SF | L 19–32 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ TEN | W 24–17 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-19 | vs NE | W 24–3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | vs DEN | L 9–10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | @ MIN | L 17–23 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-14 | vs BUF | L 20–23 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ PIT | L 15–37 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ NE | L 22–25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-10-31 | vs HOU | W 21–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ ARI | L 6–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs IND | L 27–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | vs SEA | L 21–26 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ JAX | W 32–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs LA | L 9–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | @ BUF | L 14–40 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs MIA | W 32–20 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2023 game log (10 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-11 | vs BUF | W 22–16 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ NYG | W 13–10 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-06 | vs LAC | L 6–27 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ BUF | L 6–32 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-24 | vs MIA | L 13–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs HOU | W 30–6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | @ MIA | L 0–30 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | vs WAS | W 30–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-28 | @ CLE | L 20–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | @ NE | W 17–3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |