Vance McDonald
Tight End
- 2019 Salary Cap Charge: $5,780,625
- % of 2019 Team Cap: 2.80%
- 2019 Cash Payout: $5,100,000
- % of 2019 Team Cash Spending: 2.50%
- 2019 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.88
- Total Contract Value: $32,500,000
- Annual Contract Value: $6,500,000
- Position Ranking: 15/188 at TE
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $9,100,000
- Age: 29
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 267
- College: Rice
- Accrued Seasons: 7
- Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 2, #55 overall (49ers)
- Year Signed: 2016 (Extension)
- Free Agency: 2022 (UFA)
- 2019 OTC Valuation: $4,504,000
Contract Notes
Vance McDonald signed a 5 year, $32.5 million contract extension with the 49ers on December 9, 2016. McDonald received $16 million in guarantees, including a $7 million signing bonus. There are annual $750,000 per game roster bonuses and $150,000 workout bonuses as part of the contract. If McDonald is on the roster on April 1 or the 2017, 2018, or 2019 seasons his injury guarantee will become fully guaranteed for the season.McDonald was traded to the Steelers on August 29, 2017. The Steelers converted $2.91 million of McDonald's 2018 base salary into a signing bonus for salary cap purposes. The move created $2,182,500 in cap space in 2018. McDonald's cap number from 2019-2021 increased by $727,500 in each year.
Current Contract
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | $2,100,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $2,100,000 | $2,615,625 | 1.6% | |||||
| 2018 | 28 | $790,000 | $727,500 | $750,000 | $150,000 | $790,000 | $2,136,250 | 1.2% | |||||
| 2019
April 1: Base salary becomes fully guaranteed
| 29 | $4,200,000 | $727,500 | $750,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $5,780,625 | 3.1% | |||||
| 2020
March 17: deadline to exercise 2020 option
| 30 | $5,500,000 | $727,500 | $750,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $7,127,500 | 3.6% | |||||
| 2021
March 9: deadline to exercise 2021 option
| 31 | $5,500,000 | $727,500 | $750,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $7,127,500 | -- | |||||
| Total | $18,090,000 | $2,910,000 | $3,750,000 | $600,000 | $2,890,000 | $24,787,500 | |||||||
Career Earnings: $23,252,303
Career APY: $3,321,758
Potential Earnings: $35,902,303
Total Guarantees: $20,121,183
Largest Cash Payment: $7,895,797 (2016)
Largest Cap Hit: $7,127,500 (2020)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2013 | 4 | $3,599,178 | $899,795 | $1,921,183 | $2,703,381 | 75.1% | $901,127 |
| 49ers | Extension | Traded | 2016 | 5 | $32,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $9,100,000 | $8,045,797 | 24.8% | $8,045,797 |
| Steelers | Extension | Active | 2016 | 5 | $32,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $9,100,000 | $12,503,125 | 38.5% | $4,167,708 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 4 | $10,749,178 | $2,687,295 | $4,999,178 | 0.0% | $5,750,000 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 3 | $12,503,125 | $4,167,708 | $10,532,500 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Salary Cap History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49ers | $405,000 | $249,396 | $0 | $0 | $405,000 | $654,396 | 0.5% | $1,402,584 | ||
| 2014 | 49ers | $518,599 | $249,396 | $0 | $50,000 | $518,599 | $817,995 | 0.6% | $568,599 | ||
| 2015 | 49ers | $632,198 | $249,396 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $981,594 | 0.7% | $732,198 | ||
| 2016 | 49ers | $795,797 | $1,649,396 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | $2,545,193 | 1.6% | $7,895,797 | ||
| 2017 | Steelers | $2,100,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $2,100,000 | $2,615,625 | 1.6% | $2,850,000 | ||
| 2018 | Steelers | $790,000 | $727,500 | $750,000 | $150,000 | $790,000 | $2,136,250 | 1.2% | $4,553,125 | ||
| 2019 | Steelers | $4,200,000 | $727,500 | $750,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $5,780,625 | 3.1% | $5,100,000 | ||
| 2020 | Steelers | $5,500,000 | $727,500 | $750,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $7,127,500 | 3.6% | $6,400,000 | ||
| 2021 | Steelers | $5,500,000 | $727,500 | $750,000 | $150,000 | $0 | $7,127,500 | -- | $6,400,000 | ||
| Total | $20,441,594 | $5,307,584 | $3,750,000 | $850,000 | $3,813,599 | $29,786,678 | $35,902,303 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Missed | Snaps | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2013 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 48.3% | 24.5% | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20.2% | 15.6% | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 46.4% | 24.0% | 30 | 326 | 10.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 42.8% | 9.3% | 24 | 391 | 16.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 24.4% | 8.6% | 13 | 183 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 50.5% | 10.7% | 50 | 610 | 12.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 69.1% | 13.0% | 38 | 273 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $4,359,000 | $6,500,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $4,987,400 | $5,687,500 |
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