T. J. McDonald

T.J. McDonald

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McDonald in 2014.
No. 25 Los Angeles Rams
Position: Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-01-26) January 26, 1991
Place of birth: Fresno, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Fresno (CA) Edison
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016
Total tackles: 243
Sacks: 5.0
Interceptions: 3
Pass deflections: 14
Forced fumbles: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Timothy "T. J." McDonald, Jr. (born January 26, 1991) is an American football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Rams in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.

Early years

McDonald was born in Fresno, California. He attended Edison High School in Fresno, where he played high school football for the Edison Tigers. He was considered the second-best safety recruit in the nation by Rivals.com and Scout.com.[1][2]

College career

McDonald in his last season at USC.

McDonald enrolled in University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 2009 to 2012. As a freshman in 2009, McDonald was a backup safety and special teamer, recording seven tackles in 13 games. In 2010 he took over as a starter and had a team leading 89 tackles, three interceptions and a quarterback sack. He was a second-team All-Pacific-10 Conference selection.[3] After a successful junior season in 2011, McDonald was highly decorated with awards. He was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection[4] and received first-team All-American honors from Pro Football Weekly[5] and The Sporting News.[6]

As a senior he enjoyed the best season of his career in 2012, leading the team with 112 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, a sack and another two interceptions and was named second-team All-Pac-12.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 2 in 219 lb33⅛ in9¼ in 4.59 s 1.58 s 2.57 s 4.20 s 6.89 s 40 in 10 ft 11 in 19 repsx
All values from NFL Combine[7][8]

The St. Louis Rams chose McDonald in the third round, with the 71st overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft. His rookie was set back slightly when he fractured his right leg in the Week 4 game against the San Francisco 49ers.[9] He was placed on the team's injured reserve with a designation to return on September 27, 2013.[10] He would return to practice on November 21 and was activated the upcoming Sunday in Week 10 win against the Chicago Bears.[11][12]

On December 9, 2015, the Rams moved him to injured reserve due to a shoulder injury that would require surgery.[13]

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2013 STL 10 53 45 8 1.0 0 0 0 1 -2 -2 -2 0 4
2014 STL 16 105 84 21 2.0 0 1 3 1 20 20 20 0 7
2015 STL 10 57 35 22 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Career 36 215 164 51 4.0 1 2 3 2 18 18 18 0 12

[14]

Key

Personal

McDonald's father, Tim McDonald, also attended USC and played 13 years in the NFL.[15] His brother Tevin, went undrafted in the 2015 draft and was signed by the Oakland Raiders.

References

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