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Will McDonald IV

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Will McDonald IV starting?

Will McDonald IV is listed No. 2 at RDE on the New York Jets depth chart. Kingsley Enagbare is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Will McDonald IV this week

The New York Jets play next in Week 6, on the road against the New England Patriots on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Will McDonald IV is listed No. 2 at RDE going into that game.

At RDE for the New York Jets, Kingsley Enagbare sits ahead of him, and Nate Lynn and Braiden McGregor are next in line behind him.

Will McDonald IV's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 17-12 vs CLE (Oct 11); L 12-23 at CHI (Oct 4); L 24-31 at DET (Sep 27).

Will McDonald IV wears No. 9, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 245 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Iowa State.

Is Will McDonald IV playing this week?

Will McDonald IV is listed No. 2 at RDE for New York Jets, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

NYJ RDE Depth

1Kingsley EnagbareStarter
2Will McDonald IV
3Nate Lynn
4Braiden McGregor

New York Jets Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 4"
Weight
245
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NYJ451200
    2025NYJ121710800
    2024NYJ16131110.503
    2023NYJ1184300
    Career4 yrs43432623.503

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    5
    -0.2/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2
    -0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    43
    Tackles
    43

    #24 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Will McDonald IV is rated 91 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 13th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 94% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    91st percentile
    Beats 91% of 211
    Sample
    4 + 12 games
    2026 + 2025 · 816 snaps
    Draft slot
    25% of rating
    Pick 15 · 2023 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Wvs CLETKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 17-12

    Oct 4L@ CHITKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 12-23

    Sep 27L@ DETTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-31

    Sep 13W@ TENTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-10

    Will McDonald IV's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Will McDonald IV plays 48% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share48%

    College

    Iowa State

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