Safety, USC, 2009–12
T.J. McDonald
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Fresno, CA
- Born
- Jan 26, 1991, in Fresno, California
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T.J. McDonald played safety at USC (2009–12). The St. Louis Rams took McDonald in round 3, No. 71 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: Sporting News 2011; Pro Football Weekly 2011; Scout.com second team 2011
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 54 | 35 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 12 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012N | 13 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| On file | 151 | 124 | 275 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 USC 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs. California | W 27–9 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Arizona State | W 38–17 | 1 |
2011 USC 2 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
2010 USC 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Virginia | W 17–14 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at Washington State | W 50–16 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs.California | W 48–14 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–21).
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ |
| Weight | 219 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 10′11″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 75 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | St. Louis Rams | 10 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 94 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | St. Louis Rams | 11 | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 63 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | Miami Dolphins | 8 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 82 | 0 | 3 |
| NFL career | 75 | 397 | 5 | 8 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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