Will McDonald IV

Iowa State · Edge Rusher · 2018-22

SACKS: 34
TFL: 41
TKL: 123

Career totals · 5 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

McDonald was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2021 and a 3-time first-team all-conference pick (2020, 2021 and 2022).

In the Iowa State record book, McDonald ranks No. 1 in career sacks. McDonald's 2021 season ranks No. 1 in program history for sacks.

From 2018 to 2022, McDonald recorded 123 tackles, 40.5 tackles for loss and 33.5 sacks.

McDonald was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the highest edge rusher rating at Iowa State since 1990 and No. 28 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

2020
- First-team all-conference
2021
- First-team All-American
- First-team all-conference
2022
- First-team all-conference
2023
- No. 15 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Will McDonald IV season-by-season statistics at Iowa State
Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	PD
2018	3	1	1	0
2019	15	6	6	0
2020	33	13	10	1
2021	36	13	11.5	2
2022	36	7.5	5	4
Total	123	40.5	33.5	7

Seasons with tracked stats at Iowa State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Iowa State Record Book

No. 1 in career sacks
No. 1 in single-season sacks (2021)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Iowa State Teammates

Full Iowa State all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

Best college edge rushers since 1990 Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Will McDonald IV) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.