(1991-05-23) May 23, 1991 (age 32) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:
Penn Hills (Penn Hills, Pennsylvania)
College:
Pittsburgh (2010–2013)
NFL draft:
2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (2014–2023)
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)
8× First-team All-Pro (2015–2021, 2023)
10× Pro Bowl (2014–2023)
Deacon Jones Award (2018)
NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2014)
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2013)
Chuck Bednarik Award (2013)
Lombardi Award (2013)
Outland Trophy (2013)
Bill Willis Trophy (2013)
Unanimous All-American (2013)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2013)
First-team All-ACC (2013)
First-team All-Big East (2012)
Second-team All-Big East (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
543
Sacks:
111.0
Forced fumbles:
24
Fumble recoveries:
7
Pass deflections:
21
Player stats at PFR
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Aaron Charles Donald[1] (born May 23, 1991) is an American former football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams franchise. He is regarded as one of the greatest defensive players of all time.[2][3][4]
Donald played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he won the Bronko Nagurski, Outland, and Bill Willis trophies and the Chuck Bednarik and Lombardi awards as senior. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft, spending his first two seasons with the team in St. Louis and his remaining eight in Los Angeles. During his NFL career, Donald was named Defensive Player of the Year a record three times, along with receiving Pro Bowl selections in all ten of his seasons and eight first-team All-Pro honors. Donald was also a member of the team that won Super Bowl LVI.
^"Aaron Donald Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^Gagnon, Brad (June 10, 2021). "Could Aaron Donald Be the Greatest Defensive Player in NFL History?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^DaSilva, Cameron (September 5, 2021). "Damien Harris calls Aaron Donald the best defensive player of all time". Rams Wire. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^Baldinger, Brian. "Why Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald is the greatest interior defensive lineman of all time | Baldy's Breakdowns". NFL.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards (since tied by J. J. Watt and AaronDonald), and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his performance...
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victory against Tampa Bay in 1992. The defense was led by defensive tackle AaronDonald, who had two sacks among his six total tackles, including a forced fumble...
profile players at Pitt, including Lombardi and Outland trophy winner AaronDonald and ACC Player of the Year James Conner. In 2021, Narduzzi led Pitt to...
including quarterback Matthew Stafford and All-Pros Cooper Kupp and AaronDonald, all of whom had played prominent roles in the team's Super Bowl run...
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Trumaine Johnson. But the Rams came up with no sacks, and defensive tackle AaronDonald was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter for unsportsmanlike conduct...
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trades. While also signing Brandin Cooks, Todd Gurley, Rob Havenstein and AaronDonald to long-term deals. The Rams opened their 2018 season on September 10...
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