TE#89
Vance McDonald
gsis_id 00-0030470
PIT
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2020 weekly average
- Separation
- 4.01 yd
- Cushion
- 8.76 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.21
- Avg YAC
- 5.84
- Share of intended air yards
- 1.3%
- Catch rate
- 83.3%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2020 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 3
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.7%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 70.3
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 267 lb
- College
- Rice (Conference USA)
- Draft
- 2013 · Rd 2 · Pk 55 · SF
- Rookie season
- 2013
- Experience
- 8 yr
- Status
- ACT
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2019 · TE cohort of 32
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2019; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Jimmy GrahamTE · GB · distance 0.69
- Separation
- 3.89
- Cushion
- 5.62
- YAC over expected
- 0.58
- Share of air yards
- 11.4
- Catch rate
- 63.3
Jack DoyleTE · IND · distance 0.91
- Separation
- 3.53
- Cushion
- 5.39
- YAC over expected
- 0.05
- Share of air yards
- 13.0
- Catch rate
- 59.7
Austin HooperTE · ATL · distance 0.91
- Separation
- 3.54
- Cushion
- 5.70
- YAC over expected
- 0.39
- Share of air yards
- 12.3
- Catch rate
- 77.3
Darren FellsTE · HOU · distance 0.92
- Separation
- 2.90
- Cushion
- 5.05
- YAC over expected
- 1.00
- Share of air yards
- 5.8
- Catch rate
- 70.8
Dallas GoedertTE · PHI · distance 0.94
- Separation
- 3.04
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 1.04
- Share of air yards
- 10.2
- Catch rate
- 67.4
Vance McDonald baseline
- Separation
- 3.78
- Cushion
- 5.16
- YAC over expected
- 0.86
- Share of air yards
- 6.7
- Catch rate
- 69.1