McDonald signed as a free agent with Saskatchewan in September of 1987. He played 8 games in his rookie season and showed enough for the Riders to bring him back in 1988 when he had his best season with 45 catches for 725 yards. McDonald was released by Saskatchewan partway through 1989, and signed by Ottawa.
| Year | Team | GP | TC | Yds | Avg | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SASK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 295 | 18.4 | 0 | 49 |
| 1988 | SASK | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 725 | 16.1 | 4 | 44 |
| 1989 | OTT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 234 | 23.4 | 3 | 68 |
| 1989 | SASK | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 204 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| Year | Team | KOR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SASK | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1989 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | F | FL | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | T | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SASK | 1 | ||
| 1988 | SASK | 1 | ||
| 1989 | OTT | 1 | ||
| 1989 | SASK | 0 |