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Billy McMullen

Weight: 210

Position: WR

College: Virginia

Drafted: Pick 31 of the 3rd round by Philadelphia
Analysis
Positives: Has a lean, muscular upper body frame with strong legs and very big hands... Gets a strong release off the line, using his size and power to defeat press coverage...Has good short area quickness and runs crisp intermediate routes...Shows above average ball concentration, tracking the ball into his hands well...Makes good body adjustments on the ball in tight coverage, combating the defenders with aggression to get to the pigskin in a crowd...Times his jumps perfectly and knows how to extend his hands to snatch the ball... Has natural hands, catching most passes that comes his way...Uses his leg drive to compensate for a lack of linear speed in his attempts to gain yardage after the catch...Is a physical blocker who will not hesitate to put his body on a defender...Shows adequate burst and acceleration on his vertical drive...Catches the ball away from his body and gets his eyes on the target quickly...Shows a good arm for the option pass.
Negatives: More of a long strider who lacks the linear speed to separate from defenders on deep routes...Poor route runner, who is generally used on slants and underneath patterns due to his lack of acceleration to elude defenders on deep patterns...More of a long strider who struggles to get to top speed...Relies more on his smooth stride rather than quickness, which could be a problem in the NFL (defenders are much quicker there)...Rarely runs away from the defenders heading upfield, but is effective using his strength to break arm tackles...Shows a little stiffness in his hips and needs to recognize movement in his routes...Strong blocker, but needs to sustain it longer, as he tries to lock out defenders in downfield blocking, but will disengage after the initial hit...Has trouble going deep, as he does not utilize double moves to prevent the defensive backs from trying to turn him (needs to push the cornerbacks off).
Career Notes
Team co-captain who is regarded as one of the premier possession receivers in the collegiate ranks...Became the first player to lead the team in receiving four-straight years...Reached the century mark for receptions after 28 games, the second-fastest rate in school history (Dave Sullivan reached 100 catches in 26 games, from 1970-72)...Finished his career with 210 receptions for 2978 yards (14.2 avg) and 24 touchdowns in 48 games, shattering the previous Cavalier all-time records of 128 catches by John Ford (1984, 86-88) and 2504 yards by Herman Moore (1988-90)...Only Moore (27) and Tyrone Davis (28 1991-94) had more scoring grabs at Virginia.
2002 Season

All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selection...Named End/Lineman of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Richmond...Recipient of the Joe Palumbo Award (self-sacrifice and enthusiasm by a Virginia player)...Led the team with 69 receptions for 894 yards (13.0 avg) and three touchdowns...Carried seven times for 37 yards (5.3 avg) and a score...Also threw a 37-yard touchdown pass...Averaged 66.5 all-purpose yards per game.

All-American third-team pick by Football News, earning honorable mention from College Football News...All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selection...Named Virginia Player of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association...Recipient of the Dudley Award, given to the best player in the state of Virginia...Winner of the Ben Wilson Award (team's outstanding offensive player)...Started every game, leading the team with 83 receptions for 1060 yards (12.8 avg) and 12 touchdowns, breaking the old school season-record 54 catches by Herman Moore in 1990...Only Moore gained more yards receiving (1190 in 1990) and had more scoring catches (13 in 1990) in Cavalier annals... Completed one of two passes for minus 7 yards...Had a string of six straight games with at least one touchdown grab.

Started every game, except vs. Virginia Tech, earning ACC Player of the Week honors vs. Duke...Led the team with 30 receptions for 541 yards (18.0 avg) and three touchdowns.

Recipient of the Bill Dudley Award, given to the team's top freshman...Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors vs. North Carolina State, Buffalo and Maryland...Despite playing in a reserve role, he led the team with 28 receptions for 483 yards (17.2 avg) and six scores.

touchdowns.

34 3/4 10 1/2 26

1999 11 00 28 483 17.2 6 42 2.55 43.91

2000 11 10 30 541 18.0 3 68 2.73 49.18

2001 12 12 83 1060 12.8 12 63 6.92 88.33

2002 14 14 69 894 13.0 3 59 4.93 63.86

TOTAL 48 36 210 2978 14.2 24 68 4.38 62.04

2001 2 1 50.0 -7 0 0 -7

2002 1 1 100.0 37 1 0 37

TOTAL 3 2 66.7 30 1 0 37

2002 7 37 5.3 1 19