The hard work is paying off.
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive tackle is regarded as a Top 100 player in the Class of 2021 by
247Sports after bursting on to the scene as a sophomore.
Donald recorded 14 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and forced a pair of fumbles for the 7-4 Vikings last fall.
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"I didn't think I was going to do as well as I did last year," Donald told Mike White of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Just him helping me with my footwork, getting my handwork together and helping me with my explosiveness was so big."
Donald recently announced a top eight of LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Penn State, Texas A&M and West Virginia.
Uncle Aaron will get his season started with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Carolina. En route to Defensive POY honors a year ago, he piled up 59 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks and four forced fumbles.
