Will McDonald IVs Jets breakout has him dreaming of sack history

Will McDonald IV was a man on a mission over the offseason, and the mission is greatness.McDonald hired a chef and one trainer for strength and one for agility and his breakout season has him third in the NFL in sacks (eight) behind Trey Hendrickson (11) and Dexter Lawrence (nine).It allows Will McDonald IV to dream.“My goal is at least 20,” he told The Post.“Definitely aiming for 20 or more to break that sack record.”Mark Gastineau holds the Jets franchise record with 22.

Michael Strahan and T.J.

Watt share the NFL record with 22.5.Even with Haason Reddick on the other side of the D-line now, few would consider McDonald’s lofty goal realistic with only eight games remaining.He’s not one of the few.“They’re gonna stack up each week,” he said.

“I’m not really too worried about it as long as we get the win, but those are gonna come.”McDonald has enjoyed a breakout season following a rookie season (three sacks) with limited opportunities.Asked if he had something to prove, he said, “Not much to prove myself, just to try to be great.That’s ultimately what I’m striving for, it’s to try to be great, not good.

… I have full confidence in being 100 percent great.”McDonald has bulked up from the high 230s to 245-248 pounds.“I think regardless whether I’m small or big,” he said, “I’m gonna still do the same thing.”His spin move is deadly.“It’s just something I perfected,” he said.“I actually didn’t use it that much in college [Iowa State], but coming into the league, that’s just something that I perfected.”It is easier for him now to convert speed to power.“It’s easier for me to do a lot of things because now I could have tackles on their heels because I’m out there getting more opportunities to go against ’em,” McDonald said.

“Just make ’em think, ‘Alright, is he gonna do this? Is he gonna do that?’ rather than just coming in one time, then getting one rep, then switching sides, blah blah, t...