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Tight End, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Draft: 2013 Round 2 (25)
College: Rice
Ht: 6’5” Wt: 260 DOB: 1990-06-13 Age: 29 |
| TE Rank |
Tier |
ADP-12 |
#7  |
3 |
7.05 |
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Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Season |
Team |
G |
Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
FPts/G |
| 2013 |
SF |
10 |
19 |
8 |
119 |
14.9 |
0 |
11.9 |
1.2 |
| 2014 |
SF |
4 |
8 |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
0 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
| 2015 |
SF |
13 |
45 |
30 |
326 |
10.9 |
3 |
50.6 |
3.9 |
| 2016 |
SF |
10 |
45 |
24 |
391 |
16.3 |
4 |
63.1 |
6.3 |
| 2017 |
PIT |
9 |
24 |
14 |
188 |
13.4 |
1 |
24.8 |
2.8 |
| 2018 |
PIT |
15 |
72 |
50 |
610 |
12.2 |
4 |
85.0 |
5.7 |
| 2019 |
PIT |
12 |
47 |
33 |
245 |
7.4 |
3 |
42.7 |
3.6 |
| 2019 (Projected) |
PIT |
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58 |
697 |
12.0 |
5 |
99.7 |
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I could sense last year that this offense was tailor made for McDonald's strength and athleticism. Not only did he emerge as a threat down the seam, his flair for dramatic, punishing runs after the catch fired up this offense. Now more than ever the Steelers offense needs a reliable receiver at tight end. With the departure of Antiono Brown, and with the additional exit of Jessie James, McDonald has a tremendous opportunity. In 2018, McDonald was able to play 15 games, and put up career highs in receptions (50) and yards (610), and I feel like those are his floor if he can stay healthy this season. He finished just outside the top-10 at the position last year and is frankly one of my favorite value picks at tight end in 2019. There are targets to be had in the Pittsburgh offense, and I think Vance is the biggest beneficiary, putting him in my TE1 crosshairs.
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 JuJu Smith-Schuster back at practice Wednesday
Steelers WR on track to play Week 15
By: Antonio D'Arcangelis | Wed Dec 11, 8:33 pm
|  | Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was able to return to practice on Wednesday as a full participant. Although James Conner is still dealing with the shoulder injury he reaggravated in Week 11, he was also able to return as a full participant. Practicing in a limited capacity over the last two weeks, Conner joined Smith-Schuster in making a significant step in returning to the lineup.
Running back Jaylen Samuels suffered a groin injury against the Cardinals on Sunday, and his availability for Week 15 is still up in the air. Tight end Vance McDonald is in the NFL’s concussion protocol after leaving last Sunday’s game in the second half and was unable to practice on Wednesday. (SB Nation)
FFToday's Take: JuJU and Conner are the main concerns here, as they'll reduce the value of some of the guys whop have been filling in like James Washington and Diontae Johnson, as well as RB Benny Snell.
| James Conner misses practice Wednesday
Shoulder injury
By: Mike Krueger | Wed Oct 30, 4:00 pm
| | Steelers injury report isn't pretty from Wednesday's practice. Six players were absent because of injury: Benny Snell (knee), James Conner (shoulder), Maurkice Pouncey (calf), Ramon Foster (concussion) and Dan McCullers (ankle). TE Vance McDonald and LB Mark Barron were both given vet days off. Jaylen Samuels (knee) was a full participant, while Ulysses Gilbert was limited with a back injury. (ESPN)
FFToday's Take: Samuels appears to be the healthiest running back in Pittsburgh right now and should be scooped up if he's available in your league. Conner was expected to miss practice today but his participation the remainder of the week will be something to keep an eye on.
| James Conner (ankle) being evaluated
Steelers RB's injury could vault Jaylen Samuels in 10 RBs for Week 5
By: Antonio D'Arcangelis | Tue Oct 1, 12:53 pm
| | Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) on Twitter: "Tomlin says James Conner (ankle) and Cam Heyward (quad) are being evaluated still. They'll be limited some this week. Practice will dictate game availability. Tomlin is hopeful on Vince Williams, Vance McDonald and Anthony Chickillo" (Twitter)
FFToday's Take: Jaylen Samuels would be a Top 10 RB play if Conner was forced to miss Week 5. He's a priority add on the waiver wire this week.
| Vance McDonald listed as Doubtful
Shoulder injury
By: Mike Krueger | Sat Sep 28, 4:45 pm
| | Steelers injury report: Vince Williams, Anthony Chickillo and Roosevelt Nix are all out. TE Vance McDonald is doubtful. (Brooke Pryor on Twitter)
FFToday's Take: McDonald has missed practice all week and with Xavier Grimble on IR the Steelers are down to rookie Zach Gentry and newly acquired Nick Vannett. Neither are fantasy plays in Week 4.
| Vance McDonald misses practice Thursday
Shoulder injury
By: Mike Krueger | Thu Sep 26, 2:45 pm
| | The Steelers injury report for Thursday, their first back on the field before Monday night’s game against the Bengals. #Steelers #dkps (Dale Lolley on Twitter)
FFToday's Take: Mike Tomlin was optimistic that Vance McDonald would play on Monday night but did indicate that he might be limited. If you have other options, you might want to give them a look given Tomlin's comment. The Steelers have traded for Nick Vannett this week.
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Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
| 1 |
at NE |
L 3-33 |
4 |
2 |
40 |
20.0 |
0 |
4.0 |
| 2 |
SEA |
L 26-28 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
5.4 |
2 |
15.8 |
| 3 |
at SF |
L 20-24 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
| 5 |
BAL |
L 23-26 |
3 |
3 |
34 |
11.3 |
0 |
3.4 |
| 6 |
at LAC |
W 24-17 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
| 8 |
MIA |
W 27-14 |
4 |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
1.9 |
| 9 |
IND |
W 26-24 |
7 |
5 |
30 |
6.0 |
1 |
9.0 |
| 10 |
LAR |
W 17-12 |
7 |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
1.3 |
| 11 |
at CLE |
L 7-21 |
7 |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
0 |
3.3 |
| 12 |
at CIN |
W 16-10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| 13 |
CLE |
W 20-13 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
0 |
2.1 |
| 14 |
at ARI |
W 23-17 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
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Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
| 2 |
KC |
L 37-42 |
5 |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
2.6 |
| 3 |
at TB |
W 30-27 |
4 |
4 |
112 |
28.0 |
1 |
17.2 |
| 4 |
BAL |
L 14-26 |
5 |
5 |
62 |
12.4 |
0 |
6.2 |
| 5 |
ATL |
W 41-17 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
0.6 |
| 6 |
at CIN |
W 28-21 |
8 |
7 |
68 |
9.7 |
0 |
6.8 |
| 8 |
CLE |
W 33-18 |
3 |
3 |
47 |
15.7 |
0 |
4.7 |
| 9 |
at BAL |
W 23-16 |
6 |
3 |
25 |
8.3 |
0 |
2.5 |
| 10 |
CAR |
W 52-21 |
4 |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
1 |
10.4 |
| 11 |
at JAC |
W 20-16 |
6 |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
1 |
8.7 |
| 12 |
at DEN |
L 17-24 |
5 |
3 |
27 |
9.0 |
0 |
2.7 |
| 13 |
LAC |
L 30-33 |
7 |
4 |
28 |
7.0 |
0 |
2.8 |
| 14 |
at OAK |
L 21-24 |
4 |
4 |
37 |
9.3 |
0 |
3.7 |
| 15 |
NE |
W 17-10 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
1 |
7.3 |
| 16 |
at NO |
L 28-31 |
4 |
1 |
49 |
49.0 |
0 |
4.9 |
| 17 |
CIN |
W 16-13 |
6 |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
0 |
3.9 |
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Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FPts |
| 1 |
at CLE |
W 21-18 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
| 4 |
at BAL |
W 26-9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
| 5 |
JAC |
L 9-30 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
| 6 |
at KC |
W 19-13 |
2 |
1 |
26 |
26.0 |
0 |
2.6 |
| 7 |
CIN |
W 29-14 |
3 |
2 |
37 |
18.5 |
0 |
3.7 |
| 10 |
at IND |
W 20-17 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
1 |
7.6 |
| 14 |
BAL |
W 39-38 |
6 |
4 |
52 |
13.0 |
0 |
5.2 |
| 16 |
at HOU |
W 34-6 |
5 |
4 |
52 |
13.0 |
0 |
5.2 |
| 17 |
CLE |
W 28-24 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
| DP |
JAC |
L 42-45 |
16 |
10 |
112 |
11.2 |
0 |
11.2 |
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