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Ray McDonald

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San Francisco 49ers · DE

Ray McDonald recorded 95 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

95

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ray McDonald's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLVII
BALTIMORERAVENS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
FEB 3, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XLVII · Feb 3, 2013

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2011
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 22, 2012

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2012

5 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2013
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 5, 2014

San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2014

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 16, 2012

San Francisco 49ers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 24, 2010

San Francisco 49ers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ray McDonald's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 15, 2013

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2.5 sacks

Conference Championship
2011
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 22, 2012

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2012

5 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 16, 2012

San Francisco 49ers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2014
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 14, 2014

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2014

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2014
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 16, 2014

San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2014

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ray McDonald's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2010

01
SFMCDONALD—Ray McDonald
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

2011–2014

02
SFMCDONALD—Ray McDonald
SFWILLIS52Patrick Willis
SFGORE21Frank Gore

A ferocious defense reaches three NFC title games

San Francisco 49ers · Harbaugh's instant contender

Jim Harbaugh immediately unlocked a loaded roster, reaching Super Bowl XLVII and three straight conference championship games.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons95 career games129 career solo tackles20 career sacksDrafted by: SFDraft pick: 97Jersey: 917 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 7, 2007Most recent: Dec 14, 2014

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history