Jake McDonough
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McDonough at Iowa State in 2012. | |
| No. 66 Portland Thunder | |
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| Position: | Defensive End |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | November 3, 1989 |
| Place of birth: | Urbandale, Iowa |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West Des Moines (IA) Valley |
| College: | Iowa State |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Career NFL statistics | |
| Tackles: | -- |
| Sacks: | -- |
| Interceptions: | -- |
| Forced Fumbles: | -- |
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Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Arena football statistics as of 2014 | |
| Tackles: | 9 |
| Sacks: | 0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Passes Broken Up: | 3 |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Jake McDonough (born November 3, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League (AFL). He signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2013. He played college football at Iowa State University.
He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Portland Thunder, and Washington Redskins.
Early years
He attended Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. He was selected to the 2006 second-team Des Moines Register Class 4A all-state as an defensive lineman.[1] He was selected to the 2007 second-team 4A all-state at the defensive lineman position and also was selected to the 2007 first-team all-state by Iowa Newspaper Association.[1] He was selected to the 2007 first-team all-conference team.[1]
College career
He played college football at Iowa State as a defensive lineman. Prior to his Senior season, He was selected Phil Steele’s College Football Preview 2012 second-team All-Big 12 team.[1][2] While at Iowa State, He finished with a total of 89 Tackles, 5 Sacks, 3 Forced fumbles and one Forced fumble.[3]
Professional career
New York Jets
On April 27, 2013, He signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[4] On July 25, 2013, the Jets waived McDonough with an injury settlement.[5]
Portland Thunder
On October 30, 2013, McDonough was assigned to the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League.
Indianapolis Colts
In December 2013, the Thunder placed McDonough on the other league exempt list when he was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[6]
He was waived by the Colts on February 18, 2014.[7]
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins signed McDonough on July 30, 2014.[8] He was waived on August 24.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Iowa State Cylones Profile". cyclones.com.
- ↑ "Phil Steele labels Klein, Knott first-team All-Big 12". cyclonefanatic.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ↑ "McDonough College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ "Signed: Ivory, Peterman; Agreed: 15 UDFAs". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ↑ Cimini, Rich (25 July 2013). "Bad start for McKnight". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Thunder Defender Signs with Colts". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ Wilkening, Mike (February 18, 2014). "Colts release Tashard Choice, waive Jake McDonough". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (July 30, 2014). "Redskins add defensive end Jake McDonough". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ↑ Walker, Andrew (August 24, 2014). "Redskins Announce Initial Roster Cuts, Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.