Vance McDonald

San Francisco 49ers 55th pick

TE · Rice · 2013–2020

101

Games

Rush Yards

181

Receptions

2,036

Rec Yards

Rec TD

Solo Tackles

Draft Details

Year

2013

Round

Round 2

Pick

55th overall

Team

San Francisco 49ers

Position

College

Rice

Vance McDonald Career Stats

Primary starter for 6 seasons.
Best statistical season: 2018 with PIT (610 receiving yards).

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2013	SF	10	19	8	119	0
2014	SF	4	8	2	30	0
2015	SF	14	46	30	326	3
2016	SF	10	45	24	391	4
2017	PIT	10	24	14	188	1
2018	PIT	15	72	50	610	4
2019	PIT	14	55	38	273	3
2020	PIT	10	20	15	99	0
Career		87	289	181	2,036	15

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Vance McDonald is a former tight end out of Rice, selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 55th overall pick (round 2) in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played 101 regular-season games from 2013 to 2020, with the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

More from the 2013 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	KC	Eric Fisher	OT	Central Michigan
1	2	JAX	Luke Joeckel	G	Texas A&M
1	3	MIA	Dion Jordan	DE	Oregon
1	4	PHI	Lane Johnson	OT	Oklahoma; Kilgore
1	5	DET	Ezekiel Ansah	DE	BYU
1	6	CLE	Barkevious Mingo	OLB	LSU
1	7	ARI	Jonathan Cooper	G	North Carolina
1	8	LA	Tavon Austin	WR	West Virginia
1	9	NYJ	Dee Milliner	CB	Alabama
1	10	TEN	Chance Warmack	G	Alabama

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