John MacDonald was a first round draft pick (7th overall) of Hamilton in the 2002 CFL college draft. MacDonald didn't see a lot of action in his rookie season in 2002, but got on the field a lot more in 2003 when he recorded 21 tackles and 4 sacks as well as an interception. MacDonald played only one game for Hamilton in 2004.
| Year | Team | GP | T | ST | Total | TFL | Yds | KD | Sacks | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | HAM | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | HAM | 18 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 2004 | HAM | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | HAM | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |