Vance McDonald
No. 89 San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
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| Tight end | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: June 13, 1990 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Winnie, Texas | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Winnie (TX) East Chambers | |||||||||
| College: Rice | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2013 for the San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013 | |||||||||
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Vance Coman McDonald (born June 13, 1990) is an American football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rice.
Early years
McDonald was born in Beaumont, Texas. He attended East Chambers High School in Winnie, and played for the East Chambers Buccaneers high school football team. He was a three-year letterman, earning all-district 24-2A honors as both a tight end and defensive end as a senior. East Chambers won district titles in both his junior and senior year. He also competed in basketball and track.
College career
McDonald attended Rice University, where he played for the Rice Owls football team from 2009 to 2012. He earned Conference USA All-Freshman honors after catching 12 passes in his first season. As a sophomore, he posted a career high eight touchdowns, to go along with 396 yards receiving on 28 receptions. In his final two seasons, he recorded 999 receiving yards on 80 receptions and seven touchdowns. He was a first-team All-C-USA selection at tight end as a senior.
McDonald's position coach at Rice was former NFL Pro Bowl tight end David Sloan.[1]
Professional career
2013 NFL Combine
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 4 in | 267 lb | 4.60 s | 1.68 s | 2.78 s | 4.53 s | 7.08 s | 33.5 in | 9 ft 11 in | 31 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Central Florida Pro Day.[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 NFL Draft
He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round, with the 55th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.[3]
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