Scouting Notes<\/h2>

• Plays with ELITE length.<\/li>\n\n
• Extremely tough competitor.<\/li>\n\n
• Nimble, with great agility and unreal shoulder moves.<\/li>\n\n
• Violent with precisely placed and timed hands.<\/li>\n\n
• Uses his agile and quick skills to the fullest, maximizing that aspect of the game.<\/li>\n\n
• Insane bend.<\/li>\n\n
• Was a constant cause of pressure on many plays.<\/li>\n\n
• Quicks and hand strength are great.<\/li>\n\n
• Poor lower body strength.<\/li>\n\n
• Not big enough to withstand a power run block, but disengages with perfect timing to maintain positioning.<\/li><\/ul>

  Short Summary<\/h2>

  If I were to base my evaluation of Will McDonald<\/a> on skills alone, he would be one of the best players in the draft. I wouldn’t go as far as to say his pass-rush skills are akin to Will Anderson<\/a> Jr., but they aren’t miles below either. His agility and quickness are killers, and he was a constant menace for the Cyclones.<\/p>

  That being said, there is a laundry list of concerns. For starters, he is 25. Granted, that isn’t a death knell, but it’s far from encouraging. Additionally, and most importantly, his lack of power and bulk will be a problem. He makes up for it with athleticism, but he is in the outlier territory when it comes to his weight, which isn’t a good sign. Lastly, it feels as though he has reached his max potential. He likely won’t become a better speed rusher than he already is, and if he puts on weight he may lose his quickness, which makes him so dangerous.<\/p>

  If he plays in the NFL as he did in college, he should have a great career, but his playstyle combined with his size and age don’t usually translate so well. I love Will McDonald, but I am doubtful.<\/p>

  Scouting Card Key<\/h2>

  • Age<\/strong> refers to the age of the player come draft night, rounded to the nearest half-age.<\/li>\n\n
  • Percentage numbers<\/strong> in the Player Info and Combine Stats sections – This refers to the percentile that number belongs to among all players at his position, going back nearly a decade.<\/li>\n\n
  • GP<\/strong> – Games Played<\/li>\n\n
  • TFLs<\/strong> – Tackles for Loss<\/li>\n\n
  • FF<\/strong> – Forced Fumbles<\/li>\n\n
  • PR Grade<\/strong> – Pass Rush Grade.<\/li>\n\n
  • PRS<\/strong> – Pressures.<\/li>\n\n
  • Missed Tackles<\/strong> – Missed tackle rate. Percentiles of these stats are inverse; the higher the number, the lower the percentile. Naturally, players with more playing time will rack up higher numbers, even in the rate category.<\/li>\n\n
  • IDL Snap%<\/strong> – Percentage of snaps played on the defensive interior (between the tackles).<\/li>\n\n
  • EDGE Snap%<\/strong> – Percentage of snaps played on the defensive edge (over or outside the tackle).<\/li>\n\n
  • Reaction<\/strong> – Reactionary speed.<\/li><\/ul>

    Credit<\/h6>

    Advanced stats – pff.com<\/a>
    Scouting card template \/ idea – Jordan Pun @Texans_Thoughts<\/a><\/p>

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    Scouting Notes Short Summary If I were to base my evaluation of Will McDonald on skills alone, he would be one of the best players in the draft. I wouldn’t go as far as to say his pass-rush skills are akin to Will Anderson Jr., but they aren’t miles below either. His agility and quickness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10835,"featured_media":144283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,11,39,597,25448],"tags":[194,1377,24880,25061,25075,26826,27752,27753],"class_list":["post-144271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","category-college-football","category-featured","category-opinion","category-sports","tag-defense","tag-iowa-state-cyclones","tag-scouting-report","tag-defensive-line","tag-edge-rusher","tag-2023-nfl-draft","tag-will-mcdonald-iv","tag-undersized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n