2026 SEASON · WEEK 3
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Solo tackles1 Combined tackles1 Sacks1 QB hits1 Pressure rate15.6% INT0 Forced fumbles0 Fumble recoveries0 Tackles for loss1 Passes defended0 Week 3 Same-position context
ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE
Will McDonald IV
LB · 
NYJ · Active
Age 27College Iowa StateDepth RDE #1
Next matchup
Current schedule and opponent context
Away · 2026-09-27 · 1:00 PMNYJ vs DETFord Field · Indoors
Matchup rank#24#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play
CFI history and comparable paths
Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles
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Weekly CFI history
Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.
| Week | Weekly CFI | Rank | Qualified players | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72.1 | #11 | 90 | 25 |
| 2 | 27.2 | #73 | 83 | 25 |
Advanced Player Research
Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026
Performance · 2026
Advanced efficiency
defense
- Pressure rate
- 15.63%
- Pass rush win rate
- 17.86%
- Run stop rate
- 0%
- Sacks / pass rush
- 3.13%
- Hits / pass rush
- 0%
- Hurries / pass rush
- 12.5%
- Missed tackle rate
- 100%
- Defensive grade
- 65.6
- Pass rush grade
- 72.23
- Run defense grade
- 48.96
- Coverage grade
- 60.35
- Pressures
- 5
- Charted sacks
- 1
- Charted QB hits
- 0
- QB hurries
- 4
- Batted passes
- 0
- Run stops
- 0
- Charted solo tackles
- 0
- Charted assists
- 0
- Missed tackles
- 1
- Defensive snaps
- 50
- Pass rush snaps
- 32
- Run defense snaps
- 14
Core indexes · experimental v1.4
Weekly game log
| Week | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
Home and away
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HomeSmall sample | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| AwaySmall sample | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Indoor and outdoor
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutdoorSmall sample | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Temperature
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–69°FSmall sample | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 70°F and aboveSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wind
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below 10 mphSmall sample | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Opponent history
Performance against opponents across imported seasons
| Opponent | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2025-09-14 |
| NE | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2025-11-13 |
| KCSmall sample | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023-10-01 |
| DEN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025-10-12 |
| PHISmall sample | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023-10-15 |
| NYGSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023-10-29 |
| LACSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023-11-06 |
| MIA | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2025-12-07 |
| ATLSmall sample | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025-11-30 |
| HOUSmall sample | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2024-10-31 |
| WASSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023-12-24 |
| CLESmall sample | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2025-11-09 |
| SFSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-09-09 |
| TENSmall sample | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27.8% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2026-09-13 |
| MINSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024-10-06 |
| PITSmall sample | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2025-09-07 |
| ARISmall sample | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-11-10 |
| INDSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-11-17 |
| SEASmall sample | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2024-12-01 |
| JAXSmall sample | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025-12-14 |
| LASmall sample | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2024-12-22 |
| TBSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-09-21 |
| DALSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-10-05 |
| CARSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-10-19 |
| CINSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025-10-26 |
| BALSmall sample | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025-11-23 |
| NOSmall sample | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-12-21 |
| GBSmall sample | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2026-09-20 |
Game log
Location, game environment, workload, and production
| Season | Week | Opponent | Site | Environment | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | TEN | Away | Outdoor · 90° | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | GB | Home | Outdoor · 69° | — | — | — | — | 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
Regular-season totals across available career history
| Season | Team | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYJ | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | NYJ | 17 | 13 | 28 | 10.5 | 24 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | NYJ | 15 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2026 | NYJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | All teams | 49 | 39 | 73 | 22.5 | 49 | 15.6% | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 3 |
Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.