Will
McDonald IV
DE
#9
Will McDonald IV
#9DE
New York Jets
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 245 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Jets | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 15 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Jets | 17 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
New York Jets payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 5.19 M$
- Average per year
- 4.08 M$
- Total value
- 16.3 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
2026
5.19 M$
Guaranteed
2027
13.75 M$
Guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Edge rushers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular edge rushers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Sacks
1.0
38th percentile
Pressures
3
13th percentile
QB hits
1
8th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
36th percentile
Tackles
2
3th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
32th percentile
Passes defended
0
33th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Defensive snaps
72
0th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.0
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+2)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.007 per game
- 20240.3 WAR · 0.018 per game
- 2025-0.2 WAR · -0.013 per game
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+12 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
71
Established starter
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 78
- RDF
- Run defense
- 62
- TCK
- Tackling
- 35
- DUR
- Durability
- 74
- EX
- Experience
- 50
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
PAL Rating
36 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
46 / 100
2025 PAL (22) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $4.1M.PAL expected for this salary: 22Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Sacks | Prss | TFL | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYJ | 3 | 0.0 | 36 | 71 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | NYJ | 15 | -0.2 | 22 | 69 | 8.0 | 20 | 10 | 28 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 17 | 0.3 | 71 | 78 | 10.5 | 38 | 11 | 23 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 15 | 0.1 | 78 | 79 | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
Will McDonald IV in five questions
What are Will McDonald IV's stats in 2026?
Will McDonald IV has 1 sack and 1 QB hit in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Will McDonald IV?
Will McDonald IV is 27 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 245 lb (111 kg).
How good is Will McDonald IV?
Will McDonald IV produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress). His PAL rating is 36 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Will McDonald IV wear, and what team does he play for?
Will McDonald IV plays for New York Jets in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 9.
What is Will McDonald IV's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
