I saw on the athletic that they had a feature on Will McDonald. They’re projecting him as the 8th best edge rusher. 
Will McDonald NFL Draft Prospect
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Seems like he can go first round or 4th round. I'm guessing someone takes in in the 2nd round.
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Yeah I've checked all 4 of the ESPN NFL Mock Draft Analysts predictions on ESPN+ articles and Will isn't in any of them in the first round.
Will definitely helped himself this season by showing that he was effective against the run.
It is too bad he wasn't able to put on weight though. I wish I had that problem.
It is too bad he wasn't able to put on weight though. I wish I had that problem.
Was hoping he'd be projected higher, as even last year I think preseason they had NFL draft hype on him, but maybe that was just a few select guys mocks and that was all it amounted to. Wish ISU would break that 1st round drought.
Agree. Just really kinda unreal he wasn’t able to put on weight. The obvious and annoying comparison is Iowa - he’d be 270lbs and somehow faster!
He had a great year last year and has the body of an NFL DE right now. McDonald is seen as pretty thin for an NFL DE and could be projected as a LB, but may not be fast enough, and there’s some questions/hesitations about his skill set as a DE.
I think once pro day and the combine (if he gets an invite) come around, his stock could rise. Dudes a freak athlete and has intangibles you can’t teach.
his stock will continue to rise from now until April. he will add some weight and test really well. have they sent out combine invites yet? He could REALLY show out there. I see a legitimate shot at 1st round if the guy showed up at the combine over 250 lbs
Sadly I bet he doesnt even get drafted. Hes going to end up like Mike Rose. Shocked that guy isnt on a roster.
Rose didn't get drafted because he had a major shoulder injury that was going to take over a year to heal.
Iowa State players dont get drafted where they should be drafted, they always fall down so take your expectation and what people are saying and add a round or two to it.
He'll get drafted. He's a freak of an athlete that somebody will say could be the next Kahlil Mack. The other side is that somebody will say that he is undersized, could underwhelm and be the next Mike Mamula. Mike Mamula carved out a decent little career but never met the expectations based upon his combine measurables. He would have been a great 3rd round pick. This is probably only interesting to me but Mike Mamula was a vendor of mine at a previous job after his NFL career.
Mike Mamula is one of the all-time combine/draft legends. He's been adding grains of salt to combine results for like 25 years.
Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com had him going in the low 20’s to Seattle in a recent one. He’s one of the best in the business.Yeah I've checked all 4 of the ESPN NFL Mock Draft Analysts predictions on ESPN+ articles and Will isn't in any of them in the first round.
Will has the athletic ability. I think he will test well.
He’s killing it during the Senior Bowl practices and turning a lot of heads. He’s a unicorn of sorts and his stock is only going to continue to rise.