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My Take
Will McDonald IV intrigues me as a player still writing his story. A 6-foot-4 defensive end out of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, taken 15th overall in the 2023 draft, he carries the weight of a first-round pedigree and a name that literally bears generational history. I'm drawn to the arc from a Waukesha high schooler to Iowa State standout to a New York Jets first-rounder; that climb signals real hunger. Pass rushers with his length and youth are exactly the kind of high-ceiling project I love to watch develop. He's not a finished product yet, and that unfinished promise is precisely what makes him worth following.
Overview
Wilbert McDonald IV (born June 4, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and was selected by the Jets as the 15th pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Will McDonald IV
- Name (Japanese)
- ウィル・マクドナルド4世
- Reading
- うぃる・まくどなるど4世
- Born
- June 4, 1999 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Waukesha North High School
- University
- Iowa State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.