Aaron Donald

Aaron Donald
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American football player Aaron Donald Donald with the Los Angeles Rams in 2020 No. 99 – Los Angeles Rams Position: Defensive tackle Personal information Born: (1991-05-23) May 23, 1991 (age 31)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 280 lb (127 kg) Career information High school: Penn Hills(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) College: Pittsburgh (2010–2013) NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 Career history St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (2014–present) Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards Super Bowl champion (LVI) 3× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018, 2020) NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2014) 7× First-team All-Pro (2015–2021) 8× Pro Bowl (2014–2021) Deacon Jones Award (2018) NFL 2010s All-Decade Team PFWA All-Rookie Team (2014) ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2013) Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2013) Chuck Bednarik Award (2013) Lombardi Award (2013) Outland Trophy (2013) Unanimous All-American (2013) Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021 Tackles: 441 Sacks: 98.0 Forced fumbles: 23 Fumble recoveries: 6 Pass deflections: 16 Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Aaron Charles Donald[1] (born May 23, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, where he received unanimous All-American honors, and was selected by the Rams in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive players of all time,[2][3][4] he has received a record three Defensive Player of the Year Awards, Pro Bowl selections in all eight of his seasons, and seven first-team All-Pro honors. Donald won Super Bowl LVI with the Rams in 2022.

Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 2.1 Statistics 2.2 Awards and honors 3 Professional career 3.1 2014 season 3.2 2015 season 3.3 2016 season 3.4 2017 season 3.5 2018 season 3.6 2019 season 3.7 2020 season 3.8 2021 season 4 NFL career statistics 4.1 Regular season 4.2 Postseason 5 Awards and highlights 5.1 NFL 5.2 College 6 Personal life 7 References 8 External links Early life

A native of Pittsburgh, Donald grew up as one of three children in a working-class family in the city’s Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar neighborhood. His father introduced him to workouts, seeking to provide more structure in his son’s life. Donald himself would later admit that he was ‘lazy as a kid.’ By age 12, he and his father woke up at 4:30 am and worked out for nearly two hours in the basement gym that his father installed in the family home.[5]

Donald attended Penn Hills High School, where he played high school football for head coach Ron Graham.[6] He was selected first-team All-State Class AAAA in each of his final two seasons, and compiled 63 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks as a senior. Donald also started at offensive guard.

Considered a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 37th best defensive tackle in the nation.[7] He committed to hometown Pittsburgh over other scholarship offers from Toledo, Akron, and Rutgers.[8][9]

College career Donald with the Pittsburgh Panthers in 2013

As a true freshman, Donald played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive end for Pitt. He recorded 11 tackles, including three for loss, and two sacks.[10] In 2011, as a sophomore, Donald moved into the starting lineup, and turned in a breakout campaign. He recorded 47 tackles, including 16 for loss, 11 sacks and one forced fumble, and was named a second-team All-Big East selection.[11] As a junior, he recorded 64 tackles, including 18.5 for loss, 5.5 sacks, and one forced fumble, earning first-team All-Big East honors.[12] In his senior season, he became one of the most productive defensive players in the entire NCAA. He posted 59 tackles, including a career best 28.5 for loss, 11 sacks, and four forced fumbles. He was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and was a unanimous All-American.[13][14]

Statistics Pittsburgh Panthers Season GP Tckl TfL Sck Int FF 2010 13 11 3 2.0 0 0 2011 13 45 16 11.0 0 1 2012 13 64 18.5 5.5 0 1 2013 13 59 28.5 11.0 0 4 Total 52 179 66 29.5 0 6 Awards and honors Lombardi Award[15] Bronko Nagurski Trophy[16] Chuck Bednarik Award[17] Outland Trophy[18] Professional career Donald at the 2014 NFL Draft Combine

At the NFL Combine, Donald set the record for fastest 40-yard dash time for a defensive tackle with a 4.68. The record was previously held by Tank Johnson, who ran a 4.69 in 2004. He drew comparisons to John Randle afterwards.[19] Donald was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the first round with the 13th overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft.[20]

Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in(1.85 m) 285 lb(129 kg) 32+5⁄8 in(0.83 m) 9+7⁄8 in(0.25 m) 4.68 s 1.63 s 2.69 s 4.39 s 7.11 s 32 in(0.81 m) 9 ft 8 in(2.95 m) 35 reps All values from NFL Combine[21][22] 2014 season See also: 2014 St. Louis Rams season

On June 16, 2014, the Rams signed Donald to a four-year, fully guaranteed $10.13 million rookie contract. The contract also included a $5.69 million signing bonus and a fifth-year option.[23]

On September 7, 2014, Donald made his regular season debut against the Minnesota Vikings and finished the 34–6 loss with four tackles.[24] The following week, he recorded three tackles and his first NFL sack during a 19–17 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[25] On October 13, 2014, he was given his first career start against the San Francisco 49ers and finished the game with four solo tackles.[26] After recording 47 tackles, nine sacks, and two forced fumbles, Donald was one of five rookies selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl.[27][28] Donald won the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award and was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team.[29][30]

2015 season See also: 2015 St. Louis Rams season

In 2015, Donald began the season as a starting defensive tackle. During the season opener against the Seattle Seahawks, he finished with nine total tackles and two sacks, helping the Rams win 34–31 in overtime.[31] He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his NFL career for his performance.[32] On December 13, 2015, Donald made five tackles and a career-high three sacks against the Detroit Lions in Week 14.[33][34] He earned his second NFC Defensive Player of the Week award in 2015 after his performance against the Lions.[35]

Donald started all 16 games, ending the season with 69 tackles, 11 sacks, a pass defended, and a fumble recovery.[36] He earned a First Team All-Pro selection for the first time in his NFL career.[37] He was a Pro Bowl selection for the second consecutive season.[38] He was also ranked 14th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[39]

2016 season See also: 2016 Los Angeles Rams season Donald in 2016

On September 12, 2016, Donald was ejected for making illegal contact with a referee in a 28–0 shutout road loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.[40][41] Four days later, he was fined $21,269 for unnecessary roughness ($9,115) and unsportsmanlike conduct ($12,154).[42] During a Week 4 17–13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Donald had 1.5 sacks, five total tackles, one tackle-for-loss, five quarterback hits, and a forced fumble.[43] He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the third time in his career after his performance against the Cardinals.[44] On October 21, 2016, he was fined $18,231 for an unsportsmanlike conduct after committing the penalty during a game against the Detroit Lions.[23] Donald was named to his third straight Pro Bowl and his second First-team All-Pro.[45] Donald was also ranked 15th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.[46]

2017 season See also: 2017 Los Angeles Rams season

On April 12, 2017, the Rams exercised the fifth-year option on Donald’s contract.[47] He did not report to training camp and preseason due to a contract extension dispute. He accumulated about $1.4 million in fines due to his non-participation, and each game that he missed cost him one game check from his base salary of $1.8 million.[48] On September 9, 2017, Donald reported to the Rams and passed his physical, however, he did not play in the season-opener against the Indianapolis Colts the next day, which the Rams won 46-9.[49] Donald made his season debut against the Washington Redskins and recorded two tackles in the 27-20 loss. In the next game against the San Francisco 49ers, he recorded three tackles and sacked Brian Hoyer in the fourth quarter to seal a 41-39 road victory for the Rams.[50] From Weeks 6-9, Donald recorded a sack in each game and had a forced fumble in three of them.[51] During a Week 15 42–7 road victory over the Seattle Seahawks, he recorded five tackles, three sacks, and a forced fumble.[52]

On December 19, 2017, Donald was named to his fourth straight Pro Bowl.[53] He was also later named a first-team All-Pro for the third time.[54] Donald finished the 2017 season with 41 tackles, 11 sacks, and a career-high five forced fumbles.[55] After a stellar 2017 season, Donald was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year.[56] He was ranked #7 by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.[57]

2018 season See also: 2018 Los Angeles Rams season Donald after winning the 2018 NFC Championship Game

On August 31, 2018, after holding out all offseason, Donald signed a six-year, $135 million contract extension with $87 million guaranteed.[58] The deal made him the highest paid defensive player in NFL history, until Khalil Mack signed a $141 million contract with the Chicago Bears the next day after being traded from the Oakland Raiders.[59]

During Week 7 against the San Francisco 49ers, Donald finished with four sacks on quarterback C. J. Beathard, along with nine tackles, six for a loss, and five quarterback hits in a 39–10 road victory, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career.[60] Donald was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for the month of October after recording eight sacks, 17 tackles, and a forced fumble.[61] In Week 16, Donald recorded seven tackles (four for a loss) and three sacks in a 31–9 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, earning him his fifth NFC Defensive Player of the Week.[62] His three sacks brought his season total to 19.5, which broke the record for most sacks in a season by a defensive tackle, previously held by Keith Millard with 18.0.[63] Donald added another sack in Week 17 against the 49ers and finished the season with a league-leading 20.5 sacks.[64][65] Donald was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for December, his second such award in the season.[66]

On January 4, 2019, Donald was named to the AP All-Pro First Team, being the only unanimous selection.[67] On February 2, 2019, Donald was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season,[68] joining Lawrence Taylor and J. J. Watt as the only players who have won the award in consecutive seasons.[69] Donald helped the Rams defeat the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round and the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship to reach the Super Bowl.[70][71] In Super Bowl LIII Donald recorded five tackles but the Rams lost by a score of 13–3 to the New England Patriots, with the Patriots offensive linemen (including Joe Thuney) double teaming Donald in order to neutralize his effectiveness which was cited as a key factor in the result.[72][73][74][75] He was ranked as the best player in the NFL by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.[76]

2019 season See also: 2019 Los Angeles Rams season Donald in 2019

During Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns, Donald recorded his first sack of the season on Baker Mayfield in the 20–13 road victory.[77] However, six days after the game, he was fined $21,056 for a roughing the passer hit on Mayfield. Three weeks later against the San Francisco 49ers, Donald sacked Jimmy Garoppolo twice in the 20–7 loss.[78] In the next game against the Atlanta Falcons, Donald recorded a strip sack on Matt Ryan and recovered the football in the 37–10 road victory.[79] During Week 11 against the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football, Donald recorded two sacks, four tackles, and a pass defensed in a 17–7 victory, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.[80][81] During Week 16 against the 49ers, he sacked Garoppolo 1.5 times during a 34–31 road loss.[82] Donald was selected for the 2020 Pro Bowl after finishing the 2019 season with 48 tackles, 12.5 sacks, two pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in 16 games and starts.

2020 season See also: 2020 Los Angeles Rams season

In the season-opener against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football Donald recorded his first sack of the season on Dak Prescott during the 20–17 win.[83] Two weeks later against the Buffalo Bills, he recorded two sacks on Josh Allen, one of which was a strip sack that he later recovered during the 35–32 road loss.[84] During Week 5 against the Washington Football Team Donald recorded four sacks during the 30–10 road victory.[85] He was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.[86] Three weeks later against the Miami Dolphins Donald recorded a strip sack on rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Tagovailoa’s first career passing attempt during the 28–17 road loss.[87] In Week 12 against the San Francisco 49ers Donald recorded a sack on Nick Mullens and forced a fumble on running back Raheem Mostert that was recovered and returned by teammate Troy Hill for a touchdown during the 23–20 loss.[88]

Donald was selected for the 2021 Pro Bowl.[89] In the Wild Card Round of the playoffs against the Seattle Seahawks, Donald sacked Russell Wilson twice during the 30–20 win.[90] On February 6, 2021, Donald was named 2020 NFL Defensive Player of the Year for the third time in four years.[91]

2021 season See also: 2021 Los Angeles Rams season

In Week 12 against the Green Bay Packers, Donald choked offensive lineman Lucas Patrick. He was fined $10,300 for his behavior. Two weeks later, Donald had three sacks, five tackles, three for a loss, and a pass deflection in a 30–23 road victory over the Arizona Cardinals, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week.[92] Similar to what happened in Week 12, Donald choked D. J. Humphries in the Wild Card round against the Cardinals and threw a punch.[93] The Rams won the game 34–11 to advance to the Divisional round.

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In the NFC Championship, his pressure of 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo led to a game-sealing interception as the Rams won their second NFC Championship in four seasons, by a score of 20–17. In Super Bowl LVI against the Bengals, Donald had two sacks and three quarterback hits, including the game-sealing pressure play on fourth-and-1 with less than a minute remaining that resulted in an incompletion and the 23–20 win.[94]

NFL career statistics Legend NFL Defensive Player of the Year Won the Super Bowl Led the league Bold Career high Regular season St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD 2014 STL 16 12 48 38 10 9.0 18 1 — — 0.0 — — 2 0 0 0 2015 STL 16 16 69 44 25 11.0 22 1 — — 0.0 — — 0 1 40 0 2016 LAR 16 16 47 36 11 8.0 17 5 — — 0.0 — — 2 0 0 0 2017 LAR 14 14 41 32 9 11.0 15 1 — — 0.0 — — 5 1 0 0 2018 LAR 16 16 59 41 18 20.5 25 1 — — 0.0 — — 4 2 0 0 2019 LAR 16 16 48 29 19 12.5 20 2 — — 0.0 — — 2 1 0 0 2020 LAR 16 16 45 27 18 13.5 14 1 — — 0.0 — — 4 1 0 0 2021 LAR 17 17 84 38 46 12.5 19 4 — — 0.0 — — 4 0 0 0 Career 127 123 441 285 156 98.0 150 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 23 6 40 0 Postseason Los Angeles Rams Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD 2017 LAR 1 1 5 4 1 0.5 1 0 — — 0.0 — — — — — — 2018 LAR 3 3 9 5 4 0.0 3 0 — — 0.0 — — — — — — 2020 LAR 2 2 4 3 1 2.0 2 0 — — 0.0 — — — — — — 2021 LAR 4 4 13 6 7 3.5 4 1 — — 0.0 — — — — — — Career 10 10 31 18 13 6.0 10 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Awards and highlights NFL Super Bowl champion (LVI) 3× AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018, 2020) 2x Sporting News NFL Player of the Year Award (2018, 2020) 5× Pro Football Focus Defensive Player of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020) 4× Kansas City Committee of 101 NFC Defensive Player of the Year (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020) 2x PFWA NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2018, 2020) NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2014) 7× First-team All-Pro selection (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) 8× Pro Bowl selection (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) Deacon Jones Award (2018) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2014) NFL 2010s All-Decade Team Sporting News 2010s All-Decade Team Ranked No. 92 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 Ranked No. 14 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 Ranked No. 15 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 Ranked No. 7 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018 Ranked No. 1 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019 Ranked No. 3 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020 Ranked No. 2 in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021 3x NFC Defensive Player of the Month (2018 – October; 2018 – December; 2021 – December) 8x NFC Defensive Player of the Week (2015 – Week 1, Week 14; 2016 – Week 4; 2018 – Week 7, Week 16; 2019 – Week 11; 2020 – Week 5; 2021 – Week 14) College ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2013) Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2013) Chuck Bednarik Award (2013) Lombardi Award (2013) Outland Trophy (2013) Unanimous All-American (2013) Personal life

Donald’s older brother, Archie Jr., was a star linebacker at Toledo who ‘bounced around the NFL as an undrafted free agent until retiring in 2012’.[95] The brothers, who shared bunk beds in their childhood, frequently thought about one day helping their parents retire, which according to Gonzalez became one of the driving forces in Aaron’s career.[5] On April 27, 2020, Donald revealed on Twitter that he had graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in communications.[96]

In 2021, Donald and his wife had a son. Donald also has two other children, a daughter and a son, from a previous relationship.[97]

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Koski 18 Ben Skowronek 19 Brandon Powell 20 T. J. Carter 21 Tyler Hall 22 David Long 24 Taylor Rapp 26 Terrell Burgess 27 Darrell Henderson 30 Raymond Calais 31 Robert Rochell 32 Travin Howard 33 Nick Scott 34 Jake Funk 35 Xavier Jones 36 Grant Haley 38 Duron Lowe 39 Jake Gervase 40 Jairon McVea 41 Daniel Isom 42 Matthew Orzech 45 Bobby Wagner 46 Caesar Dancy-Williams 47 Kyle Markway 48 Chris Garrett 49 Roger Carter 51 Benton Whitley 52 Terrell Lewis 53 Ernest Jones 54 Leonard Floyd 55 Brian Allen 56 Christian Rozeboom 57 Anthony Hines III 58 Justin Hollins 59 Jake Hummel 62 Jeremiah Kolone 64 Jack Snyder 65 Coleman Shelton 66 Max Pircher 67 Chandler Brewer 68 Alaric Jackson 69 Elijah Garcia 70 Joseph Noteboom 71 Bobby Evans 72 Tremayne Anchrum 73 David Edwards 76 Adrian Ealy 79 Rob Havenstein 81 Jamal Pettigrew 82 Lance McCutcheon 83 Warren Jackson 84 Landen Akers 86 Kendall Blanton 87 Jacob Harris 88 Brycen Hopkins 89 Tyler Higbee 90 Earnest Brown IV 91 Greg Gaines 92 Jonah Williams 93 Marquise Copeland 94 A’Shawn Robinson 95 Bobby Brown 96 Michael Hoecht 97 Keir Thomas 98 Brayden Thomas 99 Aaron Donald Unsigned draft picks 6 Derion Kendrick 14 Decobie Durant 23 Kyren Williams 37 Quentin Lake 43 Russ Yeast 44 Daniel Hardy 60 Logan Bruss 61 A. J. Arcuri AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC LV LAC NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LAR SF SEA Aaron Donald—awards, championships, and honors v t e Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Year winners Player of the Year 1953: Faloney 1954: Barger 1955: Pellegrini 1956: Barnes 1957: Christy 1958: Hawkins 1959: McGee 1960: Gabriel 1961: Gabriel 1962: Gambrell 1963: Wilkinson 1964: Piccolo 1965: Talbott 1966: B. Davis 1967: Gore 1968: Quayle 1969: McCauley 1970: McCauley 1971: E. Jackson 1972: S. Jones 1973: Burden 1974: White 1975: Voight 1976: Voight 1977: Fuller 1978: Fuller 1979: Venuto 1980: L. Taylor 1981: J. Davis 1982: Castor 1983: Bennett 1984: W. Perry 1985: Word 1986: Kramer 1987: M. Perry 1988: Dilweg 1989: Hines 1990: Moore 1991: Blundin 1992: Ward 1993: Ward 1994: Baldwin 1995: Kanell 1996: Barber 1997: Wadsworth 1998: Holt 1999: Hamilton 2000: Weinke 2001: Henderson 2002: Schaub 2003: Rivers 2004: Randall 2005: Barclay 2006: C. Johnson 2007: Ryan 2008: Dwyer 2009: Spiller 2010: T. Taylor 2011: Wilson 2012: Boyd 2013: Winston 2014: Conner 2015: Watson 2016: L. Jackson 2017: L. Jackson 2018: Etienne 2019: Etienne 2020: Lawrence 2021: Pickett Offensive Player of the Year 1993: Ward 1994: Baldwin 1995: Kanell 1996: Barber 1997: Busby 1998: Holt 1999: Hamilton 2000: Weinke 2001: B. Perry 2002: Schaub 2003: Rivers 2004: Randall 2005: Barclay 2006: C. Johnson 2007: Ryan 2008: Dwyer 2009: Spiller 2010: T. Taylor 2011: Wilson 2012: Boyd 2013: Winston 2014: Conner 2015: Watson 2016: L. Jackson 2017: L. Jackson 2018: Etienne 2019: Etienne 2020: Lawrence 2021: Pickett Defensive Player of the Year 1993: Brooks 1994: Alexander 1995: M. Jones 1996: P. Boulware 1997: Wadsworth 1998: Poindexter 1999: K. Adams 2000: Fisher 2001: Henderson 2002: Henderson 2003: Dockett 2004: Hill 2005: D. Jackson 2006: G. Adams 2007: Long 2008: Herzlich 2009: Morgan 2010: Bowers 2011: Kuechly 2012: Werner 2013: Donald 2014: Beasley 2015: Cash 2016: B. Boulware & Walker 2017: Chubb 2018: Ferrell 2019: Simmons 2020: Owusu-Koramoah 2021: J. Johnson v t e Lombardi Award winners 1970: Stillwagon 1971: Patulski 1972: Glover 1973: Hicks 1974: White 1975: Selmon 1976: Whitley 1977: Browner 1978: Clark 1979: Budde 1980: Green 1981: Sims 1982: Rimington 1983: Steinkuhler 1984: Degrate 1985: Casillas 1986: Bennett 1987: Spielman 1988: Rocker 1989: Snow 1990: Zorich 1991: Emtman 1992: Jones 1993: Taylor 1994: Sapp 1995: Pace 1996: Pace 1997: Wistrom 1998: Nguyen 1999: Moore 2000: Reynolds 2001: Peppers 2002: Suggs 2003: Harris 2004: Pollack 2005: Hawk 2006: Woodley 2007: Dorsey 2008: Orakpo 2009: Suh 2010: Fairley 2011: Kuechly 2012: Te’o 2013: Donald 2014: Wright 2015: Nassib 2016: Allen 2017: Love 2018: Amadi 2019: Burrow 2020: Collins 2021: Hutchinson v t e Bronko Nagurski Trophy winners 1993: Waldrop 1994: Sapp 1995: Fitzgerald 1996: Fitzgerald 1997: Woodson 1998: Bailey 1999: Moore 2000: Morgan 2001: Williams 2002: Suggs 2003: Strait 2004: Johnson 2005: Dumervil 2006: Laurinaitis 2007: Dorsey 2008: Orakpo 2009: Suh 2010: Bowers 2011: Kuechly 2012: Te’o 2013: Donald 2014: Wright 2015: Matakevich 2016: Jon. Allen 2017: Chubb 2018: Jos. Allen 2019: Young 2020: Collins 2021: Anderson Jr. v t e Chuck Bednarik Award winners 1995: Fitzgerald 1996: Fitzgerald 1997: Woodson 1998: Nguyen 1999: Arrington 2000: Morgan 2001: Peppers 2002: Henderson 2003: Lehman 2004: Pollack 2005: Posluszny 2006: Posluszny 2007: Connor 2008: Maualuga 2009: Suh 2010: Peterson 2011: Mathieu 2012: Te’o 2013: Donald 2014: Wright 2015: Matakevich 2016: Jon. Allen 2017: Fitzpatrick 2018: Jos. Allen 2019: Young 2020: Collins 2021: Davis v t e Outland Trophy winners 1946: Connor 1947: Steffy 1948: Fischer 1949: Bagdon 1950: Gain 1951: Weatherall 1952: Modzelewski 1953: J. Roberts 1954: Brooks 1955: C. Jones 1956: Parker 1957: Karras 1958: Z. Smith 1959: McGee 1960: T. Brown 1961: Olsen 1962: Bell 1963: Appleton 1964: DeLong 1965: Nobis 1966: Phillips 1967: Yary 1968: Stanfill 1969: Reid 1970: Stillwagon 1971: Jacobson 1972: Glover 1973: Hicks 1974: White 1975: Selmon 1976: Browner 1977: Shearer 1978: G. Roberts 1979: Ritcher 1980: May 1981: Rimington 1982: Rimington 1983: Steinkuhler 1984: B. Smith 1985: Ruth 1986: Buck 1987: Hennings 1988: Rocker 1989: Elewonibi 1990: Maryland 1991: Emtman 1992: Shields 1993: Waldrop 1994: Wiegert 1995: Ogden 1996: Pace 1997: Taylor 1998: Farris 1999: Samuels 2000: Henderson 2001: McKinnie 2002: Long 2003: Gallery 2004: J. Brown 2005: Eslinger 2006: Thomas 2007: Dorsey 2008: A. Smith 2009: Suh 2010: Carimi 2011: B. Jones 2012: Joeckel 2013: Donald 2014: Scherff 2015: Garnett 2016: Robinson 2017: Oliver 2018: Williams 2019: Sewell 2020: Leatherwood 2021: Davis v t e 2013 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Jameis Winston RB Ka’Deem Carey RB Andre Williams WR Brandin Cooks WR Mike Evans OT Cyrus Kouandjio OT Jake Matthews G Cyril Richardson G David Yankey C Gabe Ikard C Bryan Stork TE Jace Amaro Defense DE Vic Beasley DE Jackson Jeffcoat DE Michael Sam DT Aaron Donald LB Anthony Barr LB C. J. Mosley LB Trent Murphy CB Darqueze Dennard CB Justin Gilbert S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix S Lamarcus Joyner Special teams P Tom Hornsey PK Anthony Fera KR Ty Montgomery v t e 2014 NFL Draft first-round selections Jadeveon Clowney Greg Robinson Blake Bortles Sammy Watkins Khalil Mack Jake Matthews Mike Evans Justin Gilbert Anthony Barr Eric Ebron Taylor Lewan Odell Beckham Jr. Aaron Donald Kyle Fuller Ryan Shazier Zack Martin C. J Mosley Calvin Pryor Ja’Wuan James Brandin Cooks Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Johnny Manziel Dee Ford Darqueze Dennard Jason Verrett Marcus Smith II Deone Bucannon Kelvin Benjamin Dominique Easley Jimmie Ward Bradley Roby Teddy Bridgewater v t e Los Angeles Rams first-round draft picks Formerly the Cleveland Rams (1936–1945) and St. Louis Rams (1995–2015) Drake Davis Hall Cordill Mucha Wilson Holovak Butkovich Hirsch Sitko Wedemeyer Thomason Pasquariello West McFadin Wade Carey Moomaw Barker Beatty Morris Marconi Horton Arnett Shofner Michaels Phillips Bass Dickson Cannon McKeever Gabriel Olsen Baker Guthrie Munson Williams Mack L. Smith Seymour Klein Reynolds Robertson Youngblood Cappelletti Fanning Harrah France McLain Brudzinski Peacock Andrews K. Hill Johnson Owens Redden Dickerson Gray Schad Green Cox Hawkins Gary Brostek Lyght Gilbert Bettis Gandy Carter Phillips Kennison Pace Wistrom Holt Canidate Lewis Archuleta Pickett Thomas Kennedy Jackson Barron T. Hill Carriker Long J. Smith Bradford Quinn Brockers Austin Ogletree Robinson Donald Gurley Goff v t e St. Louis Rams 2014 NFL Draft selections Greg Robinson Aaron Donald Lamarcus Joyner Tre Mason Maurice Alexander E. J. Gaines Garrett Gilbert Mitchell Van Dyk Christian Bryant Michael Sam Demetrius Rhaney v t e Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award winners 1967: Barney 1968: Humphrey 1969: Greene 1970: B. Taylor 1971: Robertson 1972: Buchanon 1973: Chambers 1974: Lambert 1975: Brazile 1976: Haynes 1977: Duhe 1978: Baker 1979: Haslett 1980: Curry & A. Richardson 1981: L. Taylor 1982: Banks 1983: Maxwell 1984: Maas 1985: Bickett 1986: O’Neal 1987: Conlan 1988: McMillan 1989: Thomas 1990: Carrier 1991: Croel 1992: Carter 1993: Stubblefield 1994: Bowens 1995: Douglas 1996: Rice 1997: Boulware 1998: Woodson 1999: Kearse 2000: Urlacher 2001: Bell 2002: Peppers 2003: Suggs 2004: Vilma 2005: Merriman 2006: Ryans 2007: Willis 2008: Mayo 2009: Cushing 2010: Suh 2011: Miller 2012: Kuechly 2013: S. Richardson 2014: Donald 2015: Peters 2016: J. Bosa 2017: Lattimore 2018: Leonard 2019: N. Bosa 2020: Young 2021: Parsons v t e Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award winners 1971: Page 1972: Greene 1973: Anderson 1974: Greene 1975: Blount 1976: Lambert 1977: Martin 1978: Gradishar 1979: Selmon 1980: Hayes 1981: L. Taylor 1982: L. Taylor 1983: Betters 1984: Easley 1985: Singletary 1986: L. Taylor 1987: White 1988: Singletary 1989: Millard 1990: Smith 1991: Swilling 1992: Kennedy 1993: R. Woodson 1994: D. Sanders 1995: Paup 1996: Smith 1997: Stubblefield 1998: White 1999: Sapp 2000: Lewis 2001: Strahan 2002: Brooks 2003: Lewis 2004: Reed 2005: Urlacher 2006: J. Taylor 2007: B. Sanders 2008: Harrison 2009: C. Woodson 2010: Polamalu 2011: Suggs 2012: J. Watt 2013: Kuechly 2014: J. Watt 2015: J. Watt 2016: Mack 2017: Donald 2018: Donald 2019: Gilmore 2020: Donald 2021: T. Watt v t e Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl LVI champions 1 Ryan Santoso 2 Robert Woods 3 Odell Beckham Jr. 4 Jordan Fuller 5 Jalen Ramsey 6 Johnny Hekker 8 Matt Gay 9 Matthew Stafford 10 Cooper Kupp (MVP) 11 Darious Williams 12 Van Jefferson 13 John Wolford 14 Javian Hawkins 15 Tutu Atwell 16 Bryce Perkins 17 J. J. Koski 18 Ben Skowronek 19 Brandon Powell 20 Eric Weddle 21 Donte Deayon 22 David Long 23 Cam Akers 24 Taylor Rapp 25 Xavier Jones 25 Sony Michel 26 Terrell Burgess 27 Darrell Henderson 30 Raymond Calais 31 Robert Rochell 32 Travin Howard 33 Nick Scott 34 Jake Funk 35 Kareem Orr 36 Blake Countess 37 Tyler Hall 38 Buddy Howell 39 Antoine Brooks 40 Von Miller 41 Sharrod Neasman 42 Matthew Orzech 43 Jake Gervase 45 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo 46 Grant Haley 47 Kyle Markway 48 Chris Garrett 50 Ernest Jones 51 Troy Reeder 52 Terrell Lewis 53 Justin Lawler 54 Leonard Floyd 55 Brian Allen 56 Christian Rozeboom 57 Anthony Hines 58 Justin Hollins 60 Jeremiah Kolone 63 Austin Corbett 64 Jamil Demby 65 Coleman Shelton 66 Max Pircher 67 Chandler Brewer 68 Alaric Jackson 69 Sebastian Joseph-Day 70 Joseph Noteboom 71 Bobby Evans 72 Tremayne Anchrum 73 David Edwards 77 Andrew Whitworth 79 Rob Havenstein 82 Johnny Mundt 83 Warren Jackson 84 Landen Akers 86 Kendall Blanton 87 Jacob Harris 88 Brycen Hopkins 89 Tyler Higbee 90 Earnest Brown 91 Greg Gaines 92 Jonah Williams 93 Marquise Copeland 94 A’Shawn Robinson 95 Bobby Brown 96 Michael Hoecht 97 Carson Tinker 99 Aaron Donald — Drake Jackson Head coach: Sean McVay Coaches: John Bonamego Thomas Brown Kevin Carberry Joe DeCamillis Marcus Dixon Ejiro Evero Eric Henderson Nick Jones Raheem Morris Kevin O’Connell Chris O’Hara Wes Phillips Zac Robinson Chris Shula Dwayne Stukes Eric Yarber v t e NFL annual sacks leaders ( Deacon Jones Award) 1982: Martin 1983: Gastineau 1984: Gastineau 1985: Dent 1986: L. Taylor 1987: White 1988: White 1989: Doleman 1990: Thomas 1991: Swilling 1992: Simmons 1993: Smith 1994: Greene 1995: Paup 1996: Greene 1997: Randle 1998: Sinclair 1999: Carter 2000: Glover 2001: Strahan 2002: J. Taylor 2003: Strahan 2004: Freeney 2005: Burgess 2006: Merriman 2007: Allen 2008: Ware 2009: Dumervil 2010: Ware 2011: Allen 2012: J. Watt 2013: Mathis 2014: Houston 2015: J. Watt 2016: Beasley 2017: Jones 2018: Donald 2019: Barrett 2020: T. Watt 2021: T. Watt Starting in 2013, the sack leader is officially given the Deacon Jones Award v t e NFL Top 100 Players No. 1 players Brady (2011) Rodgers (2012) Peterson (2013) Manning (2014) Watt (2015) Newton (2016) Brady (2017) Brady (2018) Donald (2019) Jackson (2020) Mahomes (2021) Top 100 lists NFL’s Greatest Players 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 v t e NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team Tom Brady Aaron Rodgers Frank Gore Marshawn Lynch LeSean McCoy Adrian Peterson Antonio Brown Larry Fitzgerald Calvin Johnson Julio Jones Rob Gronkowski Travis Kelce Jason Peters Tyron Smith Joe Staley Joe Thomas Jahri Evans Logan Mankins Zack Martin Marshal Yanda Alex Mack Maurkice Pouncey Calais Campbell Cameron Jordan Julius Peppers J. J. Watt Geno Atkins Fletcher Cox Aaron Donald Ndamukong Suh Luke Kuechly Bobby Wagner Patrick Willis Chandler Jones Khalil Mack Von Miller Patrick Peterson Darrelle Revis Richard Sherman Eric Berry Earl Thomas Eric Weddle Chris Harris Tyrann Mathieu Stephen Gostkowski Justin Tucker Johnny Hekker Shane Lechler Devin Hester Cordarrelle Patterson Tyreek Hill Darren Sproles Bill Belichick Pete Carroll Authority control General VIAF 1 WorldCat National libraries United States Retrieved from ‘ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aaron_Donald&oldid=1090844734’ Categories: 1991 births Living people African-American players of American football All-American college football players American football defensive tackles Los Angeles Rams players National Conference Pro Bowl players National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award winners Pittsburgh Panthers football players Players of American football from Pittsburgh St. Louis Rams players Unconferenced Pro Bowl players Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Wikipedia pages semi-protected from banned users Use mdy dates from May 2019 Short description matches Wikidata Los Angeles Rams currentteam parameter articles Infobox NFL biography articles missing alt text Articles with VIAF identifiers Articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Articles with LCCN identifiersaaron donald

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