New York Jets · DE (DL) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Iowa State (2023 Round 1, Pick 15)
Will McDonald IV
- Combined tackles
- 147 solo · 7 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 35 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 21 forced fumble
- Coverage
- 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 25331.6 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- +0.037Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
Will McDonald IV among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.
- Anderson Jr.96.6
- Allen95.5
- Karlaftis94.1
- Hutchinson92.8
- Crosby92.7
- Simmons92.2
- Granderson91.4
- Mafe91.1
- Buckner90.4
- McDonald IV#5859.7
Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for Will McDonald IV. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | @ TEN | W 23-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | vs GB | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | @ DET | L 24-31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026 | @ CHI | L 12-23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | vs CLE | W 17-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | @ NE | L 19-26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | vs MIA | L 25-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2026 | vs LV | L 33-38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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