Vance McDonald was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and spent four seasons with the team.
25 Facts About Vance McDonald
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Vance McDonald attended East Chambers High School in Winnie, and played for the East Chambers Buccaneers high school football team.
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Vance McDonald competed in basketball and was a standout athlete for the East Chambers High School track team.
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Vance McDonald had personal bests of 6.28 meters in the long jump and 12.53 meters in the triple jump.
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Vance McDonald earned Conference USA All-Freshman honors after catching 12 passes in his first season.
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Vance McDonald was a first-team All-Conference-USA selection at tight end as a senior.
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Vance McDonald was ranked the fourth-best tight end out of the 97 available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Vance McDonald was invited to the NFL Combine and was able to complete all the required workouts and positional drills.
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Vance McDonald was the fourth tight end to be selected that year.
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Vance McDonald started the regular season as the second tight end on the depth chart, behind veteran Vernon Davis and ahead of Garrett Celek.
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Vance McDonald had a total of eight receptions for 119 receiving yards while appearing in 15 games and starting four of them during his rookie season.
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On September 14,2014, Vance McDonald started his first game of the season during a loss to the Chicago Bears and made his first catch of the season and only one of the game for 9 yards.
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Vance McDonald made his only other catch of the season during a Week 6 victory over the St Louis Rams and finished the game with one reception for 21 receiving yards.
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Vance McDonald finished his second season with two receptions for 30 yards and appeared in eight games with four starts.
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Vance McDonald started his first and only season under new head coach Jim Tomsula as the backup to Davis .
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On November 22,2015, Vance McDonald caught his first NFL touchdown, a 19-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert against the Seattle Seahawks.
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Vance McDonald finished the 2015 season with 30 receptions, 326 receiving yards, and three touchdowns while appearing in 14 games and 11 starts.
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Vance McDonald started his first season under head coach Chip Kelly as the starting tight end for the first time in his career, as Vernon Davis was traded midway through the previous season.
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Vance McDonald was placed on injured reserve on December 12,2016, after suffering a shoulder injury in Week 14 against the New York Jets.
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Vance McDonald finished the 2016 season with 24 receptions for 391 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
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Vance McDonald began the regular season as the backup tight end behind Jesse James.
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Vance McDonald finished the 2018 season with 50 receptions for 610 yards and four touchdowns.
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Vance McDonald had 15 receptions for 99 receiving yards in 14 games.
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On January 22,2021, Vance McDonald announced his retirement after eight seasons in the league.
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Vance McDonald is a Christian and the pair are supporters of Convoy of Hope.