Receiver, Rice, 2009–12
Vance McDonald
- Number
- No. 88
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Winnie, TX
- Born
- Jun 13, 1990
Vance McDonald played receiver at Rice (2009–12). The San Francisco 49ers took McDonald in round 2, No. 55 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highat UTEP, 2012157receiving yards, career highvs. UTEP, 20113receiving touchdowns, career highat Tulane, 2010Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Rice 10 games, 36 catches, 458 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. UCLA | L 24–49 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 8 | at Kansas | W 25–24 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Sep 15 | at Louisiana Tech | L 37–56 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 20 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Marshall | L 51–54 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. Houston | L 14–35 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 6 | at Memphis | L 10–14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. UTSA | W 34–14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. SMU | W 36–14 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Nov 24 | at UTEP | W 33–24 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Air Force | W 33–14 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | – |
2011 Rice 12 games, 43 catches, 532 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Texas | L 9–34 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. Purdue | W 24–22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 24 | at Baylor | L 31–56 | 6 | 59 | 2 | 24 | – |
| Oct 1 | at Southern Miss | L 24–48 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 42 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Memphis | W 28–6 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 15 | atMarshall | L 20–24 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 49 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. Tulsa | L 20–38 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 27 | atHouston | L 34–73 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.UTEP | W 41–37 | 8 | 157 | 1 | 33 | 13 |
| Nov 12 | at Northwestern | L 6–28 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Tulane | W 19–7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 26 | atSMU | L 24–27 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 31 | – |
2010 Rice 8 games, 28 catches, 396 yards, 8 TD
2009 Rice 5 games, 12 catches, 118 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Texas Tech | L 10–55 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma State | L 24–41 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 17–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. UCF | L 7–49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 7 | atSMU | L 28–31 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 27 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (South team, won 21–16).
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ |
| Weight | 267 lb |
| Arm length | 34⅜″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 31 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 87 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 8 | 119 | 0 |
| 2014 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| 2015 | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 30 | 326 | 3 |
| 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 24 | 391 | 4 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 14 | 188 | 1 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 50 | 610 | 4 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 38 | 273 | 3 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 15 | 99 | 0 |
| NFL career | 87 | 181 | 2,036 | 15 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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