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PLAYER BIO6-3 | 290 | FLORIDA | 5TH YEAR | BORN 9.2.84 | PAHOKEE, FLACQUIRED D-3B IN ‘07 | GLADES CENTRAL HS, BELLE GLADE, FLA 3rd-round pick in 2007, Ray McDonald has seen extensive actionon the 49ers defensive line over the course of his career. Knownfor his instincts and quickness off the line, McDonald has played asignificant role in the defense allowing opposing running backs togain just 3.7 ypc since 2007, which ranks 4th in the NFL during thatspan. At the University of Florida in 2005, McDonald overcame apair of serious knee injuries to re-establish himself as one of themost tireless workers in the trenches. A big playmaker on defense,he has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. Over thepast two seasons, he is one of only 3 NFL defensive linemen to scoretwo TDs (Min. DE Jared Allen and Atl. DE Kroy Biermann).// TRANSACTIONSOriginally the second of two 3rd-round (97th pick overall) draftchoices by SF in 2007...Signed to a 5-year deal on 7/29/11.// GOLDMINE• Ray comes from an athletic family as his father, Ray Sr., played widereceiver for the Florida Gators in the mid-80s and was featured onthe cover of Sports Illustrated (Nov. 11, 1985) after catching both scoresin a 14-10 victory at Auburn in 1985. Ray’s grandfather played runningback at Bethune Cookman and his uncle was a cornerback atUCF. Ray didn’t have strong aspirations of playing football professionallyuntil later in high school, when his father began to preparehim for the pro game. “He didn’t really push me into playing footballwhen I was growing up, but I told him I really wanted to take offwith football. So he dedicated his whole year to me working out. Hebought me some strength shoes, he trained me every day. That wasmy starting point.”• Ray has had his share of success growing up playing football. Whilein high school, he won a state championship four straight years, andthen a national title at Florida, but still strives to achieve the ultimateprize of an NFL championship. “I have individual goals, but itall comes down to winning. I come from a winning tradition. All I’mmissing out on is an NFL Championship.”• Since the 2008 offseason, Ray has looked for other ways to improvehimself as a pass rusher. He has been boxing with the 49ers trainingstaff in order to add more moves to his pass rushing repertoire. “It’ssomething that I can add to my tray with hand-eye coordination. Ithelps with my endurance and my hand placement and I have enoughforce to knock someone off balance.”// CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Recorded his first career TD after scooping up a QB Kyle Bollerfumble on the Rams 11-yd. line, returning it for the score vs. StL(10/4/09).• Registered his first career INT and returned it 31 yds. for a TD atCar. (10/24).// 2010• Played in all 16 games, registering 57 tackles and an INT returnedfor a TD.• Registered his first career INT and returned it 31 yds. for a TD atCar. (10/24). It marked McDonald’s 2nd career TD.// 2009• Posted a career-high 3.0 sacks.• Sacked QB Kurt Warner at Arz. (9/13) in his first game back afterundergoing offseason knee surgery.• Registered sacks in back-to-back games for the first time in his careerby dropping QB Matt Hasselbeck vs. Sea. (9/20).• Blocked a 44-yd. FG att. by K Ryan Longwell that was returned byCB Nate Clements 59 yds. for a TD at the end of the 2nd qtr. at Min.(9/27). It marked his 2nd career blocked FG.• Recorded his first career TD after scooping up a QB Kyle Bollerfumble on the Rams 11-yd. line, returning it for the score vs. StL(10/4/09).// 2008• Ranked 2nd on team with 37 QB pressures.• Started first career game vs. Arz. (9/7), tallying 6 tackles.• Tipped a pass that was intercepted by CB Walt Harris at Sea. (9/14).• Blocked a 54-yd. FG attempt vs. Phi. (10/12) and CB Donald Stricklandscooped ball up and raced 41 yds. for a TD.• Left game in 2nd qtr. at NYG (10/19) with a sprained knee.// 2007• Made his NFL debut vs. Bal. (10/7) and tallied 3 tackles.• Totaled 2 tackles and brought down QB Jeff Garcia for his first careersack vs. TB (12/23).SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS \\122// MEDIA GUIDE