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AWARDS & HONORS2015: 49ers Community Service Family Award (Co-Recipient)

2016: 49ers Community Service Family Award

GOLDMINE• Along with fellow 49ers TE

Garrett Celek and DT Tank Carradine, McDonald vis-ited Haiti in conjunction with Convoy of Hope, working to-gether to teach healthy eat-ing habits and sustainable agriculture techniques to lo-cal families. The players also visited an orphanage and local schools to spend time with underprivileged youth. “What I’ve seen here is just the impact everyone can have. We truly can come to-gether and make a difference for people. It really opened our eyes to all the amenities that we take for granted – having ice, running water, food, air conditioning and the list goes on.”

• No more than three months after returning from his trip to Haiti, McDonald was eager to continue his giving ways. In partnership with his lo-cal church, he and his wife headed to Nicaragua to help build a church and develop a trade school for young men to learn different skills such as carpentry and welding. His visit in Haiti involved much more manual labor than his time in Haiti. “We were also installing a water system, and so we were digging up water lines for their kitchen. That took a couple days. Prior to the trip, I held an autograph session at the church to help raise money for all this. We raised a ton of money and had enough funds to redo the entire inside of the school. We got water and electricity running so the kids could study at nighttime. We basi-cally installed an entire ceiling and panels for the walls for insula-tion to make it more comfortable.”

McDONALD’S GOLDEN NUGGETS• In 2016, became the fourth TE since the merger in 1970, and

the first since 1997, to register two TD recepts. of 65 yds.-or-more in the same season.

• Named a co-recipient of the 49ers Community Service Family Award in consecutive seasons (2015-16) along with his wife, Kendi.

• Hosted a charity event in June of 2015 featuring all 49ers tight ends with proceeds going to the Nicaragua Mission Trip team.

• Spent his draft day at home in Winnie, TX, with his family and closest family friends. “It was a big thing for the small town,” he said.

GOLDMINE (CONTINUED)• Growing up, McDonald spent a lot of his time at the Drake Plan-

tation in Winnie, a large open land full of wildlife such as ducks, geese and deer, which his uncle owned. He went fishing, caught crawfish and rode four-wheelers. “I loved just being an outdoors-man,” he said. “It’s a big agricultural town.”

• McDonald grew up in Win-nie, Texas, which was dis-covered to have a large oil field and currently has about 3,500 residents. “We have three stop lights and any fast food restaurant you can possibly imagine and a bunch of hotels,” McDonald said to describe Winnie. “It’s a place for truckers to stop off and get some rest and a bite to eat driving off to Louisiana. The whole town is just one highway. Ev-eryone knows everyone’s business.”

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McDONALD’S CAREER STATISTICS

Receptions: 7 vs. Arz. (11/29/15); Postseason - 1 at Sea. (1/19/14)Receiving Yards: 84 vs. NO (11/6/16); Postseason - 13 at Sea. (1/19/14)

Long Reception: 75t at Car. (9/18/16); Postseason - 13 at Sea. (1/19/14)Touchdowns: 1 (7 times) Last vs. NE (11/20/16)

McDONALD’S CAREER HIGHS

McDONALD’S TRANSACTIONSOriginally the second of two 2nd-round (55th overall) draft choices by SF in 2013...Placed on the Injured Reserve List on 12/9/14...Signed a five-year extension with SF through 2021 on 12/9/16...Placed on the Injured Reserve List on 12/12/16.

RECEIVING RUSHINGYEAR TEAM GP GS NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD2013 SF 15 4 8 119 14.9 25 0 0 0 - - 02014 SF 8 4 2 30 15.0 21 0 0 0 - - 02015 SF 14 11 30 326 10.9 36 3 0 0 - - 02016 SF 11 11 24 391 16.3 75t 4 0 0 - - 0TOTALS 48 30 64 866 13.5 75t 7 0 0 - - 0

PLAYOFFS RECEIVING RUSHINGYEAR TEAM GP GS NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD2013 SF 3 1 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0 - - 0 TOTALS 3 1 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0 - - 0

Additional Statistics:Fumble - Lost - 1-1: 1-1 in 2014Special Teams Tackles - 5: 2015 (4); 2016 (1)Own Fumble Recoveries - 1: 1 in 2015

Milestones:NFL Debut: vs. GB (9/8/13); First Start: vs. Ind. (9/22/13); First Reception: vs. GB (9/8/13 - 25-yd. pass from QB Colin Kaepernick); First TD Reception: at Sea. (11/22/15 - 19-yd. pass from QB Blaine Gabbert)

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2016• Started all 11 games in which he appeared and registered 24 re-

cepts. with career-highs in rec. yds. (391) and TDs (4).

• Hauled in an 8-yd. TD pass from QB Blaine Gabbert vs. LAR (9/12), the 4th TD recept. of his career.

• Scored on a career-long 75-yd. TD recept. at Car. (9/18), marking the second-longest TD recept. by a TE in franchise history [TE Ted Kwalick - 81-yd. TD recept. vs. NO (10/22/72)].

• Notched 3 recepts. for 84 yds. and 1 TD vs. NO (11/6), a 65-yd. TD re-cept. from QB Colin Kaepernick. He is only the fourth TE since the merger in 1970, and the first since 1997, to register two TD recepts. of 65 yds.-or-more in the same season.

• With 84 rec. yds. vs. NO (11/6), combined with WR Quinton Patton (106 yds.), RB DuJuan Harris (83 yds.) and TE Garrett Celek (76 yds.) to mark the first time in franchise history that the team had four players with 75 rec. yds.-or-more in a single game.

• Recorded 3 recepts. for 46 yds. and 1 TD vs. NE (11/20), an 18-yd. TD pass from QB Colin Kaepernick to give him a new single-season career-high 4 TD recepts. on the year.

2015• Set career highs with 30 recepts. for 326 yds. and 3 TDs on the

season.

• Recorded 4 recepts. for 65 yds. and the first TD of his NFL career at Sea. (11/22), on a 19-yd. pass from QB Blaine Gabbert. He also registered a career-long 36-yd. recept.

• Registered a career-high 6 recepts. for 71 yds. and 1 TD vs. Arz. (11/29). He registered TD recepts. in back-to-back games for the first time in his career.

2014• Played in 8 games (4 starts) and notched 2 recepts. for 30 yds.

2013• Appeared in 15 games (4 starts) and tallied 8 recepts. for 119 yds.

COLLEGE Played in 42 games (28 starts) for the Owls, where he finished

his career ranked 6th in school history with 119 recepts., 7th with 1,504 rec. yds. and t-5th with 15 TDs. As a senior, was a consen-sus First-Team All-Conference USA selection, serving as a cap-tain. Started all 10 games he appeared in, recording 36 recepts. for 458 yds. and 2 TDs. In 2011, earned First-Team All-Conference USA honors. Played in 12 games (11 starts) and led the team with 43 recepts. for 532 yds. and 5 TDs. As a sophomore, earned the George R. Brown Award, given to the Owls top receiver. Played in 10 games (6 starts) and tallied 28 recepts. for 396 yds. and 8 TDs. Joined the Rice football team as a walk-on, in 2009, and earned Conference USA All-Freshman honors. Played in 10 games (1 start) and notched 12 recepts. for 118 yds.

PERSONAL• Attended East Chambers (Winnie, TX) HS and earned All-District

24-2A and All-Region III honors as a senior.

• Also lettered in basketball, where he earned first-team all-district honors as a senior.

• Member of the National Honor Society, where he served as trea-surer.

• Born Vance Coman McDonald (6/13/90) in Beaumont, TX.

• Majored in kinesiology.

• Married to Kendi Davis, after the two met in high school. He pro-posed to Kendi at sunset on May 20, 2013, on the Golden Gate Bridge. The couple welcomed their first son, Coman Kayle, in July of 2016.

INJURY REPORT2013: Inactive at TB (12/15) with an ankle injury.

2014: Inactive at Arz. (9/21) and vs. Phi. (9/28) with a knee injury. In-active vs. Was. (11/23), vs. Sea. (11/27) and at Oak. (12/7) with a back/hip injury before being placed on the Injured Reserve List on 12/9.

2015: Inactive at Arz. (9/27) with a knee injury. Inactive at Cle. (12/13) with a concussion.

2016: Inactive vs. Dal. (10/2) and vs. Arz. (10/6) with a hip injury. Placed on the Injured Reserve List on 12/12 with a shoulder injury.

TIGHT ENDS WITH TWO 65 YARDS-OR-MORETD RECEPTS. IN SAME SEASON, NFL

Player Date Opp. Yds. Date Opp. Yds. Vance McDonald (SF) 9/18/16 at Car. 75t 11/6/16 vs. NO 65t Shannon Sharpe (Den.) 9/28/97 at Atl. 65t 12/21/97 vs. SD 68t Rodney Holman (Cin.) 11/13/89 at Hou. 73t 12/25/89 at Min. 65t Rich Caster (NYJ) 9/24/72 at Bal. 79t 9/24/72 at Bal. 80t

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2013 Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Sep 8 GB W 1/0 1 25 25.0 25 0Sep 15 at Sea L 1/0 1 19 19.0 19 0Sep 22 Ind L 1/1 1 6 6.0 6 0Sep 26 at StL W 1/1 1 9 9.0 9 0Oct 6 Hou W 1/0 0 0 - - 0Oct 13 Arz W 1/0 1 7 7.0 7 0Oct 20 at Ten W 1/0 1 20 20.0 20 0Oct 27 at Jax W 1/0 0 0 - - 0Nov 10 Car L 1/0 0 0 - - 0Nov 17 at NO L 1/0 1 10 10.0 10 0Nov 25 at Was W 1/0 1 23 23.0 23 0Dec 1 StL W 1/0 0 0 - - 0Dec 8 Sea W 1/1 0 0 - - 0Dec 15 at TB W - - INACTIVE (Ankle) - - -Dec 23 Atl W 1/1 0 0 - - 0Dec 29 at Arz W 1/0 0 0 - - 0 TOTALS 15/4 8 119 14.9 25 0

2013 PostseasonDate Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Jan 5 at GB W 1/0 0 0 - - 0Jan 12 at Car W 1/0 0 0 - - 0 Jan 19 at Sea L 1/1 1 13 13.0 13 0 TOTALS 3/1 1 13 13.0 13 0

2014Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Sep 7 at Dal W 1/0 0 0 - - 0Sep 14 Chi L 1/1 1 9 9.0 9 0Sep 21 at Arz L - - INACTIVE (Knee) - - -Sep 28 Phi W - - INACTIVE (Knee) - - - Oct 5 KC W 1/1 0 0 - - 0Oct 13 at StL W 1/1 1 21 21.0 21 0Oct 19 at Den L 1/0 0 0 - - 0Nov 2 StL L 1/0 0 0 - - 0Nov 9 at NO W 1/0 0 0 - - 0Nov 16 at NYG W 1/1 0 0 - - 0Nov 23 Was W - INACTIVE (Back/Hip) - - - Nov 27 Sea L - INACTIVE (Back/Hip) - - -Dec 7 at Oak L - INACTIVE (Back/Hip) - - - PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE (Back) ON 12/9 TOTALS 8/4 2 30 15.0 21 0

McDONALD’S GAME-BY-GAME

2015Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Sep 14 Min W 1/1 1 5 5.0 5 0Sep 20 at Pit L 1/1 0 0 - - 0Sep 27 at Arz L - - INACTIVE (Knee) - - - Oct 4 GB L 1/0 1 7 7.0 7 0 Oct 11 at NYG L 1/1 2 9 4.5 6 0Oct 18 Bal W 1/0 1 10 10.0 10 0 Oct 22 Sea L 1/0 1 1 1.0 1 0 Nov 1 at StL L 1/1 1 13 13.0 13 0 Nov 8 Atl W 1/1 2 19 9.5 13 0 Nov 22 at Sea L 1/1 4 65 16.3 36 1 Nov 29 Arz L 1/1 6 71 11.8 20 1Dec 6 at Chi W 1/1 2 18 9.0 12 0Dec 13 at Cle L - INACTIVE (Concussion) - -Dec 20 Cin L 1/1 1 10 10.0 10 0Dec 27 at Det L 1/1 5 61 12.2 26 1 Jan 3 StL W 1/1 3 37 12.3 24 0 TOTALS 14/11 30 326 10.9 36 3

2016Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Sep 12 LAR W 1/1 2 14 7.0 8t 1Sep 18 at Car L 1/1 1 75 75.0 75t 1 Sep 25 at Sea L 1/1 2 4 2.0 2 0 Oct 2 Dal L - - INACTIVE (Hip) - - - Oct 6 Arz L - - INACTIVE (Hip) - - - Oct 16 at Buf L 1/1 2 25 12.5 19 0 Oct 23 TB L 1/1 1 24 24.0 24 0 Nov 6 NO L 1/1 3 84 28.0 65t 1 Nov 13 at Arz L 1/1 4 50 12.5 32 0 Nov 20 NE L 1/1 3 46 15.3 24 1 Nov 27 at Mia L 1/1 4 60 15.0 35 0 Dec 4 at Chi L 1/1 2 9 4.5 5 0Dec 11 NYJ L 1/1 0 0 - - 0 PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE (Shoulder) ON 12/12 TOTALS 11/11 24 391 16.3 75t 4