TE · Pittsburgh Steelers
Vance McDonald
Age 35 · 193 cm (6'4") · 121 kg · Born Jun 13, 1990 · Rice
NFL career
2013
debut year
2020
last season
8
seasons
#89
jersey
College: Rice
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2013 to 2020 · 87 games.
Receiving
2,036yards
15touchdowns
181receptions
11.2YPC avg
Stats by season
8 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Receiving
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Targets | Yards | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 8 | 19 | 119 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 30 | 46 | 326 | 10.9 | 3 |
| 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 24 | 45 | 391 | 16.3 | 4 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 14 | 24 | 188 | 13.4 | 1 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 50 | 72 | 610 | 12.2 | 4 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 38 | 55 | 273 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 15 | 20 | 99 | 6.6 | 0 |
Games during career · Pittsburgh Steelers
Most recent results for the franchise while Vance McDonald was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
37–48 vs Browns
2020-18 · Jan 10, 2021 · PLAYOFF
L
22–24 @ Browns
2020-17 · Jan 3, 2021 · REGULAR
W
28–24 vs Colts
2020-16 · Dec 27, 2020 · REGULAR
L
17–27 @ Bengals
2020-15 · Dec 21, 2020 · REGULAR
L
15–26 @ Bills
2020-14 · Dec 13, 2020 · REGULAR
L
17–23 vs Commanders
2020-13 · Dec 7, 2020 · REGULAR
W
19–14 vs Ravens
2020-12 · Dec 2, 2020 · REGULAR
W
27–3 @ Jaguars
2020-11 · Nov 22, 2020 · REGULAR
Other "McDonald" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
Rice alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Rice.
Brant Banks
OT · 2025 · Packers
Luke McCaffrey
WR · 2024 · Commanders
Ikenna Enechukwu
LB · 2023 · Falcons
Elijah Garcia
DE · 2022 · Falcons
Austin Trammell
WR · 2021 · Jaguars
Myles Adams
DT · 2020 · Lions
Nick Leverett
G · 2020 · Cowboys
Austin Walter
RB · 2019 · Raiders
Jack Fox
P · 2019 · Lions
Emmanuel Ellerbee
LB · 2018 · Falcons
2013 NFL Draft · Round 2 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#33
#34
#35
#36
#37
#38
#40
#41
#41
#42
Johnathan Cyprien
DB · JAX
#34
Justin Hunter
WR · TEN
#35
Zach Ertz
TE · PHI
#36
Darius Slay
CB · DET
#37
Giovani Bernard
RB · CIN
#38
Manti Te'o
MLB · SDG
#39
Geno Smith
QB · NYJ
#40
Tank Carradine
DE · SFO
#41
Robert Woods
WR · BUF
#41
Robert Woods
WR · BUF
#41
Robert Woods
OT · BUF
#42
Menelik Watson
OT · OAK
TE peers of the era
Other TEs who debuted within five seasons of Vance McDonald.
Adam Schiltz
Debut 2013 · Chiefs
Brandon Williams
Debut 2013 · #85 · Colts
Brian Leonhardt
Debut 2013 · Cardinals
Chris Gragg
Debut 2013 · #87 · Jets
Chris Pantale
Debut 2013 · Eagles
D.C. Jefferson
Debut 2013 · #80 · Panthers
Demetrius Harris
Debut 2013 · #86 · Cardinals
Dion Sims
Debut 2013 · #88 · Bears