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.
Vance McDonald
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2013 | 23 | SF | 15 | — | 19 | 8 | 119 | 0 | 42.1% | 14.9 | 6.3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 479 | 53.4% | — | 0.0% | 113 | 26.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | SF | 8 | — | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 25.0% | 15.0 | 3.8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | 39.4% | — | 0.0% | 67 | 30.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | SF | 14 | — | 46 | 30 | 326 | 3 | 65.2% | 10.9 | 7.1 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 468 | 51.8% | — | 0.0% | 107 | 27.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | SF | 11 | — | 45 | 24 | 391 | 4 | 53.3% | 16.3 | 8.7 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 443 | 61.2% | — | 0.0% | 46 | 13.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27 | PIT | 10 | — | 24 | 14 | 188 | 1 | 58.3% | 13.4 | 7.8 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | 40.0% | — | 0.0% | 37 | 14.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | PIT | 15 | — | 72 | 50 | 610 | 4 | 69.4% | 12.2 | 8.5 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 564 | 54.8% | — | 0.0% | 49 | 12.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 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% | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | PIT | 14 | — | 20 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 75.0% | 6.6 | 5.0 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 485 | 50.9% | — | 0.0% | 71 | 18.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 289 | 181 | 2,036 | 15 | 62.6% | 11.2 | 7.0 | — | 92 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
67 career value over replacement — #1727 all-time of 4,695. 8.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #55 (Rd 2) · SF · 2013 · +9.4 vs expected KV-H
57actual
47.6 expected · Δ+9.4
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