Will McDonald
Will McDonald
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Third year in the Iowa State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Oklahoma, Week 9, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa State, 18 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 36 | 23 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 36 | 24 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 50 | 21.5 | 17.5 | 6 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022
W 10–7
at Iowa
1 PD · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pressure Merchant
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Michael Pitts’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Aaron Brule's graduate season at Michigan State (2022).
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