Vance McDonald is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places McDonald in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McDonald's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Vance McDonald

Top 28% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2018Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight267 lb

BornJun 13, 1990

Age36

CollegeRice See College Stats

ConferenceConference USA

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 2, Pick 55 · SF

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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 67 · #1692 · Above Average

Worth 67 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.4

Avg surplus

peak +26

5 seasons × ~13.4 surplus ≈ VORP 67

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	—	SF	10	—	19	8	119	0	42.1%	14.9	6.3	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	479	53.4%	—	0.0%	113	26.1%
2013	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SF	4	—	8	2	30	0	25.0%	15.0	3.8	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	214	39.4%	—	0.0%	67	30.4%
2014	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SF	14	—	46	30	326	3	65.2%	10.9	7.1	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	468	51.8%	—	0.0%	107	27.8%
2015	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SF	10	—	45	24	391	4	53.3%	16.3	8.7	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	443	61.2%	—	0.0%	46	20.7%
2017	—	PIT	9	—	24	14	188	1	58.3%	13.4	7.8	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	271	40.0%	—	0.0%	37	20.0%
2018	—	PIT	15	—	72	50	610	4	69.4%	12.2	8.5	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	564	54.8%	—	0.0%	49	18.4%
2018	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	PIT	14	—	55	38	273	3	69.1%	7.2	5.0	—	12	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	684	76.9%	—	0.0%	56	14.8%
2019	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	PIT	9	—	20	15	99	0	75.0%	6.6	5.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	485	50.9%	—	0.0%	71	18.4%
Career		—	90	—	289	181	2,036	15	62.6%	11.2	7.0	—	92	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	3,608	53.5%	—	0.0%	546	22.1%

Career EPA22.5·-1 rushing · 23 receiving·2.8/season