NFL Player Grades
← back to leaderboard

Vance McDonald

TE · PITgsis 00-0030470

Graded seasons
3
2 below volume
Average grade
52.0
across 3 qualified seasons
Best / worst season
72.42016/19.12019

2020 TE

PITBlocking TEDecent data

Below volume threshold — grade shown for reference

insufficient sample
Team offense +0.011 EPA/play · rank #17 of 32Top QB Ben Roethlisberger · grade 43.1 (696 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate0.00%average
Rec EPA / tgt-0.145below average
Separation
Success / target30.0%below average
Target earn rate5.5%well below average
YAC / rec vs exp-0.61average

Hover a stat name for a quick definition. for raw, shrunk, and z-score columns.

2019 TE

PITBalanced TERich data

3th percentile among qualified TEs

19
z = -1.26
confidence 73%
Team offense -0.174 EPA/play · rank #32 of 32Top QB Mason Rudolph · grade 22.6 (299 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate2.78%above average
Rec EPA / tgt-0.249well below average
Separation3.78 ydwell above average
Success / target39.2%well below average
Target earn rate13.7%average
YAC / rec vs exp-1.26below average

Hover a stat name for a quick definition. for raw, shrunk, and z-score columns.

2018 TE

PITReceiving TERich data

82th percentile among qualified TEs

65
z = +0.52
confidence 100%
Team offense +0.101 EPA/play · rank #5 of 32Top QB Ben Roethlisberger · grade 71.1 (704 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate4.00%well above average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.383above average
Separation3.28 ydaverage
Success / target55.6%average
Target earn rate11.4%below average
YAC / rec vs exp+2.39above average

Hover a stat name for a quick definition. for raw, shrunk, and z-score columns.

2017 TE

PITBalanced TERich data

Below volume threshold — grade shown for reference

insufficient sample
Team offense +0.067 EPA/play · rank #6 of 32Top QB Ben Roethlisberger · grade 80.8 (646 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate0.00%average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.139average
Separation
Success / target50.0%average
Target earn rate7.5%well below average
YAC / rec vs exp+1.70above average

Hover a stat name for a quick definition. for raw, shrunk, and z-score columns.

2016 TE

SFBalanced TERich data

92th percentile among qualified TEs

72
z = +0.84
confidence 61%
Team offense -0.085 EPA/play · rank #28 of 32Top QB Colin Kaepernick · grade 20.6 (367 dropbacks)
StatValuevs. position average
Fumble rate0.00%average
Rec EPA / tgt+0.392above average
Separation2.52 ydbelow average
Success / target39.5%well below average
Target earn rate15.4%average
YAC / rec vs exp+4.90well above average

Hover a stat name for a quick definition. for raw, shrunk, and z-score columns.

Vance McDonald — NFL Player Grades