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Wilbert McDonald IV (born June 4, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State and was selected by the Jets as the 15th pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Jun 4, 1999 · View the profile of New York Jets Defensive End Will McDonald IV on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
May 5, 2023 · In high school, McDonald worked a late-night fast-food job to help support his family. Now the defensive end is a first-round draft pick.
Hear the call from Jets personnel in the draft room to Will McDonald when he became a member of the Jets.
Jan 22, 2024 · McDonald showed a knack to get to the quarterback at Iowa State -- his 34 career sacks areNo. 1 in school history and are tied for the Big-12 record, edging future Hall of Fame pass rusher Von Miller by a single sack.
Apr 28, 2023 · Iowa State Edge Rusher Was a First-Team All-Big 12 Selection in Three Straight Seasons. The Jets selected Iowa State defensive end Will McDonald IV with the 15th overall pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. McDonald was a late bloomer, starting to play football in his junior year of high school.
Apr 28, 2023 · And now the former Iowa State edge rusher will get to play with him in the NFL after the New York Jets selected McDonald with the 15th overall pick Thursday night. “This kid,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said, “has elite ability to get after the quarterback.”.
Apr 28, 2023 · The Jets pivoted to reinforce their already stellar defense by selecting the freakishly-athletic edge rusher, Will McDonald IV. McDonald is a pure pass rusher and he had 34 total sacks for Iowa...
1 day ago · McDonald is one of only three edge rushers to hit all four of these rates in a season since 2022. The others: Trey Hendrickson (2023) and Haason Reddick (2022). Nice company to keep. If McDonald maintained these rates over 334 pass-rush snaps (Bryce Huff’s 2023 total), he would have 13 sacks and 40 total pressures.
