Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Rice
Vance McDonald
WR • 6'5" • Winnie, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Vance McDonald reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Vance McDonald built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Winnie, TX wearing No. 88, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Vance McDonald's career was his receiving role: 119...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 55
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Vance McDonald, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Rice. Vance McDonald reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,504
- Receptions
- 119
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Vance McDonald quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,504
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- East Carolina
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 2 · Pick 23 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 458 receiving yards · WR 209th (top 24%) · Conference USA 27th (top 16%) · National 239th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 12 | 118 | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 28 | 396 | 8 | 70.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 43 | 532 | 5 | 70.5 |
| 2012 Postseason | Rice | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 69.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rice | 10 | 35 | 433 | 2 | 69.9 |
Related Context
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Vance McDonald played WR for Rice. Across 4 tracked seasons, Vance McDonald recorded 52 rushing yards, 1,504 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Rice paired 396 primary output with 74.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 73 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2011 Regular Season · Rice
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
44.3
Efficiency
73
Usage
20.5
Consistency
40.9
Best Game by takeover score
UTEP
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 27. Purdue: 21. Baylor: 59. Southern Miss: 47. Memphis: 26. Marshall: 68. Tulsa: 16. Houston: 32. UTEP: 157. Northwestern: 14. Tulane: 17. SMU: 48
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 4 by 45. Purdue: 3 by 46.7. Baylor: 6 by 65.6. Southern Miss: 4 by 78.3. Memphis: 3 by 57.8. Marshall: 3 by 100. Tulsa: 1 by 100. Houston: 3 by 71.1. UTEP: 8 by 100. Northwestern: 1 by 93.3. Tulane: 3 by 37.8. SMU: 4 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins55.3 · Games = 4 · +16.4 vs Losses
Losses38.9 · Games = 8 · -16.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UTEP
Best efficiency game
100 vs UTEP
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ SMU | L 24-27 | — | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Tulane | W 19-7 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Northwestern | L 6-28 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs UTEP100 receiving yards · High volume | W 41-37 | — | 8 | 157 | 18.9 | 19.60 | 1 | 33 |
| Fri 10/28 | @ Houston | L 34-73 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Tulsa | L 20-38 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Marshall | L 20-24 | — | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Memphis | W 28-6 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Southern Miss | L 24-48 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Baylor2+ TD | L 31-56 | — | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 2 | 24 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Purdue | W 24-22 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Texas | L 9-34 | — | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Vance McDonald story
Vance McDonald built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Winnie, TX wearing No. 88, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Vance McDonald's career was his receiving role: 119 catches, 1,504 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and 52 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 52 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Vance McDonald's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rice
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Rice | 118 | 57.1 | 9.7 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Rice | 396 | 74.9 | 25.1 | 278 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Rice | 532 | 73 | 20.5 | 136 |
| 2012 Postseason | Rice | 458 | 79.3 | 17.4 | -74 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rice | 458 | 79.3 | 17.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs East Carolina
Week 12 · W 62-38 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
95.1 takeover
88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 10 · W 41-37 · Conference game
157
Receiving Yards
93.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
157 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Tulane
Week 11 · L 49-54 · Conference game
103
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ UTEP
Week 13 · W 33-24 · Conference game
99
Receiving Yards
91.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ Tulsa
Week 10 · L 27-64 · Conference game
69
Receiving Yards
89 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
69 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Rice
396 primary output · 74.9 efficiency · 25.1 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Rice
70.5
532 primary · 73 efficiency · 20.5 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Rice
69.9
458 primary · 79.3 efficiency · 17.4 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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