T. J. McDonald

T.J. McDonald

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:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Fresno (CA) Edison
College:	USC
NFL draft:	2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71
Career history
St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (2013–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pac-10 (2010, 2012) First-team All-Pac-12 (2011) First-team All-American (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Tackles: 221 Sacks: 4.0 Interceptions: 2 Pass deflections: 11 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.

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. After a successful junior season in 2011, McDonald was highly decorated with awards. He was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection and received first-team All-American honors from Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News.

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

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 2 in	219 lb	33⅛ in	9¼ in	4.59 s	1.58 s	2.57 s	4.20 s	6.89 s	40 in	10 ft 11 in	19 reps	x
All values from NFL Combine

St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams

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. He was placed on the team's injured reserve with a designation to return on September 27, 2013. He would return to practice on November 21 and was activated the upcoming Sunday in Week 10 win against the Chicago Bears.

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

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

Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

Personal

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

External links

• Los Angeles Rams bio
• USC Trojans bio