T. J. McDonald
McDonald in 2014.
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| No. 25 Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | January 26, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fresno, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Fresno (CA) Edison | ||||||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 285 |
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| Sacks: | 5.0 |
| Interceptions: | 4 |
| Pass deflections: | 17 |
| 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.
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.
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.
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