Vance McDonald stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 2020

Tight End · #89

Age 36 · 6' 4"

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Vance McDonald played 8 NFL seasons, 2013 to 2020.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
101
REC
181
TGTS
288
YDS
2,036
AVG
11.2
TD
15
LNG
75
FD
92

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2013SF1581911914.90255
2014SF8273015.00210
2015SF14304632610.933615
2016SF11244539116.347513
2017PIT10142418813.412810
2018PIT15507261012.247533
2019PIT1438552737.232212
2020PIT141520996.60154

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career Postseason

GP
5
REC
11
TGTS
19
YDS
125
AVG
11.4
TD
0
LNG
22
FD
9

Per game

Career regular season

GP
101
REC
1.8
TGTS
2.9
YDS
20.2
AVG
11.2
TD
0.1
LNG
75
FD
0.9

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2013SF150.51.37.914.90.0250.3
2014SF80.30.93.815.00.0210.0
2015SF142.13.323.310.90.2361.1
2016SF112.24.135.516.30.4751.2
2017PIT101.42.418.813.40.1281.0
2018PIT153.34.840.712.20.3752.2
2019PIT142.73.919.57.20.2220.9
2020PIT141.11.47.16.60.0150.3

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
101
PPR
470.8
HALF
380.3
STD
289.8
PPG
4.7

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2013SF1519.915.911.91.3
2014SF83.02.01.00.4
2015SF1480.665.650.65.8
2016SF1187.175.163.17.9
2017PIT1038.831.824.83.9
2018PIT15133.0108.083.08.9
2019PIT1483.564.545.56
2020PIT1424.917.49.91.8

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
36 yearsJun 13, 1990
Height
6' 4"
Debut
2013
Birthplace
Beaumont, TX
Draft
2013Rd 2, Pk 55
College
Rice

Latest performance

Vance McDonald

Jan 10 · vs CLE · L 48-37

REC
0
TGTS
2
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
LNG
0

2013 NFL combine

TE, 6'4", 267 lb · Rice

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.69s67th
Vertical jump33.5"48th
Broad jump9' 11"67th
Bench press (225 lb)31 reps97th
3-cone drill7.08s66th
20-yard shuttle4.53s12th

Percentile: the share of TEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2013 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sun, Jan 10vsCLEL 48-37000
Sun, Jan 03atCLEL 24-225330
Sun, Dec 27vsINDW 28-24150
Sun, Dec 13atBUFL 26-15000
Mon, Dec 07vsWSHL 23-17000
Wed, Dec 02vsBALW 19-14000

What were Vance McDonald's career stats?

Vance McDonald played 8 seasons for the 49ers and the Steelers. He had 181 receptions for 2,036 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 2018: 50 receptions, 610 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.

Vance McDonald college stats

Vance McDonald played 4 seasons at Rice Owls (2009 to 2012): 119 catches for 1,504 yards and 15 touchdowns.

rushing

Vance McDonald's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2010Rice Owls3196.307
2011Rice Owls11313013
2012Rice Owls3206.7011

receiving

Vance McDonald's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2009Rice Owls121189.8027
2010Rice Owls2839614.1849
2011Rice Owls4353212.4549
2012Rice Owls3645812.7238

defensive

Vance McDonald's college defensive by season
SeasonSchoolTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.ASTAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PDPD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FFFF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2010Rice Owls220000000

scoring

Vance McDonald's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2010Rice Owls0080800048
2011Rice Owls0050500030
2012Rice Owls0020200012

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Vance McDonald played 5 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 3 lost.

Vance McDonald's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2020CLEL 48-37000
2017JAXL 45-4201120
2013GBW 23-20000
2013CARW 23-10000
2013SEAL 23-170130

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.