Kalvin McRae

Kalvin McRae
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1985-08-30) August 30, 1985
Place of birth: Decatur, Georgia
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
College: Ohio
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • All-MAC (2005), (2006), (2007)
  • Rivals.com All-MAC team (2006), (2007)
  • MAC Offensive Player of The Year (2006), (2007)
  • 2008 Hula Bowl

Kalvin "Big Play" McRae (born August 30, 1985 in Decatur, Georgia) is a former American football running back. He was released by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League prior to the beginning of training camp. He was originally signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2008.[1] He played college football for the Bobcats of Ohio University.

Early years

McRae is the son of Willie and Cheral. McRae attended Avondale High School in Avondale Estates, Georgia and was a student and a letterman in football, wrestling, and track. In football, he was named the teams' Most Valuable Player four times, was a three-time All-County selection, and as a senior, he was also a first team All-Region selection. In wrestling, McRae placed sixth at the State Tournament as a senior. Kelvin McRae graduated from Avondale High School in 2003.

College career

As a player for the Ohio Bobcats, McRae finished his career as the school's leader in rushing yards (4,398), 100-yard rushing games (21), rush attempts (909), rushing yards per game (91.6), all-purpose yards (5,248) and tied for the total touchdowns mark (49). During his junior season, he helped lead the Bobcats to a MAC East Division title, a MAC Championship Game appearance, and a 2007 GMAC Bowl appearance. In 2007, he set single-season school records with 1,434 rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns, 294 rush attempts and 119.5 rushing yards per game.

McRae led Ohio in rushing each year he was there, starting with his freshman year.

Statistics

Season Team Rushing Receiving
GP Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2004 Ohio University 11 142 559 3.9 35 4 13 172 13.2 39 2
2005 Ohio University 11 209 1153 5.5 50 7 13 97 7.5 28 0
~2006 Ohio University 14 258 1252 4.9 66 15 29 280 9.7 58 1
2007 Ohio University 12 294 1434 4.9 65 19 29 275 9.5 49 1
Total 48 903 4398 4.9 66 45 84 824 9.8 58 4

~includes bowl game

References

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