Dexter Marquise McCluster (born August 25, 1988 in Largo, Florida ) is an American football Running Back of the Kansas City Chiefs , formerly of the Ole Miss Rebels . He is 2009 Running Back Trophy recipient of the College Football Performance Awards [1] and was considered one of the top athlete prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft .[2] He was selected in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs on April 23, 2010.
High school career
McCluster attended Largo High School in Largo, Florida where he was an honor roll student and where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. He was a state qualifier in the long jump and in the high jump. In football, his junior season, he rushed for 1,424 yards and 14 touchdowns. As a senior in leading the Largo Packers to the 2005 District Championship, he rushed for 2,490 yards and 39 touchdowns. Also as a senior, he was named to the First Team All-State 5A by the Florida Sports Writers Association and named All-Suncoast Player of the Year by the St . Petersburg Times . McCluster was selected Most Valuable Player in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South Football All- Star Classic game.
College career
As a true freshman in 2006, McCluster started five of the first six games before suffering an injury. He finished the season with 15 receptions for 232 receiving yards, 68 rushing yards on eight attempts and two touchdowns . As a sophomore in 2007 he played in the final eight games of the year after missing the first four due to the injury. He finished with 326 yards on 27 receptions and 63 yards on 6 rushing attempts with two touchdowns. As a junior in 2008 he earned second team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press after rushing for 655 yards on 109 attempts and 44 receptions for 625 yards with seven touchdowns.
Dexter McCluster's senior season was full of highlights as he set two school records against Tennessee for rushing yards in a game with 282 and all purpose yards in a game with 324. In his final game in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, he ran for 148 yards and threw the only collegiate touchdown pass of his career in the 25-23 win over then 9th-ranked LSU . He rushed for 1,169 yards on 181 attempts (a 6.4 yards per carry average), and made 44 receptions for 520 yards with 12 total touchdowns that made him the only player in SEC history to rush for over 1,000 yards and receive for 500 yards in a single season. He finished his college career at Ole Miss with 3,685 yards from scrimmage and 23 TD's.
College statistics
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ole Miss Rebels | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 31 | 1 |
| 2007 | Ole Miss Rebels | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 29 | 0 |
| 2008 | Ole Miss Rebels | 109 | 655 | 6.0 | 40 | 6 |
| 2009 | Ole Miss Rebels | 181 | 1169 | 6.5 | 86 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 304 | 1955 | 6.4 | 86 | 15 |
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ole Miss Rebels | 15 | 232 | 15.5 | 49 | 1 |
| 2007 | Ole Miss Rebels | 27 | 326 | 12.1 | 46 | 2 |
| 2008 | Ole Miss Rebels | 44 | 625 | 14.2 | 56 | 1 |
| 2009 | Ole Miss Rebels | 44 | 520 | 11.8 | 64 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 130 | 1703 | 13.1 | 64 | 7 |
College awards
- 2009 Running Back Trophy recipient, College Football Performance Awards
- National Performer of the Week, College Football Performance Awards , Week 11
Professional career
Pre-draft
According to CBSSports.com, McCluster was projected to be drafted in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft . On April 23, McCluster was drafted 36th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
| Pre-draft measureables | |||||||||
| Height | Weight | 40 yd | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad Jump | BP | Wonderlic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 8 1/2 in* | 172lbs* | 4.58* | 4.06s* | 6.87s | 37.5 in* | 9 ft 10 in | 20 reps* | 18 | |
(* represents NFL Combine )
Kansas City Chiefs
Dexter McCluster signed a $5.15 million dollar, 4 year contract with the Chiefs on July 28, 2010.
Dexter scored his first NFL touchdown on a 94 yard punt return on Monday, September 13th, 2010 against the San Diego Chargers. The 94 yard return was the longest punt return in Kansas City Chiefs history.
References
- ^ http://collegefootballperformance.com/trophy-winners/
- ^ NFL Draft Scout
- ^ McCluster sets two school records as Ole Miss runs over Tennessee
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/player/stats?playerId=191216
- ^ http://collegefootballperformance.com/trophy-winners/
- ^ http://collegefootballperformance.com/performers-of-the-week/
- ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1137461
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/dexter-mccluster?id=497190 ]
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/dexter-mccluster?id=497190 ]
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers?tabIndex=0
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers?tabIndex=5
- ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1137461
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers?tabIndex=2
- ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1137461
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers?tabIndex=1
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-gerhart_posts_top_rb_wonderlic_score_html-2010315
- ^ "Chiefs announce McCluster, Arenas deals" . National Football Post. 28 July 2010. http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Chiefs-announce-McCluster-Arenas-deals.html . Retrieved 2010-08-03.
External links
- Ole Miss Rebels bio
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