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Willis McGaheeHeight: 6-0 Weight: 223 Position: RB College: Miami (Fla.) Drafted: Pick 23 of the 1st round by Buffalo
Consensus All-American and All-Big East Conference first-team selection...Finalist for the Heisman Trophy, given to the nation's top player, finishing fourth in the voting (660 points)...Shattered school season-records as he carried 282 times for 1753 yards (6.2 avg) and 28 touchdowns, breaking the previous marks of 1416 yards and 17 scores by Edgerrin James in 1998...Only Nebraska's Mike Rozier (29 in 1983) and Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders (37 in 1988) ran for more touchdowns in a season in NCAA Division 1A annals... His ten 100-yard performances broke the old Hurricane season-record of eight, set by Ottis Anderson in 1978...Added 350 yards on 24 receptions (14.6 avg)...Gained 2108 all-purpose yards, breaking the old Miami season-record of 1708 by Anderson in 1978. Florida A&M...Rushed 6 times for 60 yards and a 19-yard score. Florida...Exploded for 204 yards on 24 attempts, joining Lorenzo Roan (249 vs. East Carolina in 1980) and Edgerrin James (271 vs. Boston College in 1977 and 299 vs. UCLA in 1998) as the only players in school history to rush for over 200 yards in a game. Tennessee...Carried 21 times for 134 yards with scores of 1, 6, 1 & 4 yards, adding 33 yards on 3 catches. Boston College...Followed with 17 attempts for 135 yards and a pair of touchdowns and made 3 catches for 86 yards. Connecticut...Rushed 11 times for 107 yards, including 15, 15 & 11-yard touchdowns... Also snared a pair of passes for 10 yards. Florida State...Gained 95 yards on 26 tries with a 4-yard score and 78 yards on 3 catches. West Virginia...Had his only two turnovers for the season (fumbled twice), but made up for it as he ran 31 times for 112 yards with 1, 1 & 2-yard scores and caught 2 passes for 71 yards. Rutgers...Followed with 23 attempts for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns, gaining 13 yards on a pair of grabs. Tennessee...Collected 154 yards with a 1-yard score on 20 carries and 17 yards on 2 catches. Pittsburgh...Rushed 19 times for 159 yards, including 7 & 69-yard touchdowns and made 4 catches for 11 yards. Syracuse...Amassed 134 yards on 14 tries with touchdowns of 61 & 51 yards. Virginia Tech...Closed out the regular season in record-shattering fashion, becoming the first player in school history to rush for over 200 yards twice in the same season (joined Edgerrin James as the only players in Miami annals to run for over 200 yards twice in a career), as he totaled 205 yards on 39 carries with scores of 1, 4, 3, 10, 1 & 31 yards...His six touchdowns broke the old school game-record of five, set by Bill L'Italien vs. Piedmont in 1933...Only Illinois' Howard Griffith (eight vs. Southern Illinois, 1990) and Mississippi's Showboat Boykin (seven vs. Mississippi State, 1951) rushed for more touchdowns in a game in NCAA Division 1A history...Also snatched 2 passes for 21 yards. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)...Held to 67 yards and a score on 20 carries, leaving the game after tearing his medial collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments (also damaged hisposterior cruciate ligament) in his left knee...Underwent reconstructive surgery immediately after the game. 2001 Season Reserve tailback, seeing action in eight games...Finished with 67 carries for 314 yards (4.7 avg) and three touchdowns...Did not catch any passes, but added 35 yards on a kickoff return. Penn State...Began his collegiate career with 77 yards on 17 attempts. Rutgers...Added 50 yards on 12 tries. Pittsburgh...Scored his first career touchdown on a 5-yard run, finishing with 74 yards on 10 carries. Troy State...Rushed 11 times for 45 yards and a 7-yard score. Florida State...Followed with an 8-yard touchdown run. West Virginia...Had a 35-yard kickoff return before leaving the game with a knee sprain. Temple and Boston College...Did not play (knee). Washington...Collected 48 yards on 8 runs upon his return from the injured list. Nebraska (Rose Bowl)...Carried twice for 7 yards, fumbling the ball once (recovered by Miami). 2000 Season Redshirted as a freshman. Injury Report Missed the Temple and Boston College games in 2002 after suffering a knee sprain vs. West Virginia (10/25/01)...Tore his medial collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments (also damaged his posterior cruciate ligament) in his left knee vs. Ohio State in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl...Underwent reconstructive surgery immediately after the game. Campus Agility Tests 4.24 in the 40-yard dash...3.69 20-yard shuttle...41-inch vertical jump...10'11" broad jump...375-pound bench press. COMBINE AGILITY TESTS ARM HAND TEST 40 20 10 225 VJ BJ SHUTTLE CONE 30 9 1/4 12 High School Regarded as one of the top running backs in the nation and the best in Florida, as he was listed as the sixth-best running back on Prep Star's 1999 Top 100 Dream Team and the tenth-best overall prospect in the Southeast Region, adding Super Prep All-American honors as a senior at Central (Miami, Fla.) High...Rated the fifth-best running back nationally eleventh-best overall prospect in Florida by Super Prep...USA Today honorable mention All-American...Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100,Dallas Morning News National Top 100 and listed as one of the South's top players by recruiting analyst Bill Buchalter of the Orlando Sentinel...Named the best tailback in Florida on the Florida Times-Union Super 75 list...Miami Herald Class 6A-5A All-Dade selection...Listed among the creme de la creme I-backs nationally by recruiting analyst Max Emfinger...Played just five games during his senior season due to a knee injury...In those five games, rushed for 677 yards and scored 11 touchdowns on 77 carries... Averaged more than eight yards per carry as a junior...Played for Team Florida in the 2000 Florida/Georgia All-Star Game...Coached by Tim Harris. Personal Criminology major...Son of Jannie Jones and Willis McGahee...Born Willis Andrew McGahee on 10/21/81...Resides in Miami, Florida. RUSHING STATISTICS YEAR GP GS NO YARDS AVG TD LONG GM/AVG 2001 08 00 67 314 4.7 3 21 39.25 2002 13 11 282 1753 6.2 28 69 134.85 TOTAL 21 11 349 2067 5.9 31 69 98.43 RECEIVING STATISTICS KICKOFF RETURNS YEAR NO YARDS AVG TD LONG NO YARDS AVG TD LONG 2001 1 35 35.0 0 35 2002 25 355 13.1 0 77 TOTAL 25 355 13.1 0 77 1 35 35.0 0 35
2001 08 68 314 0 35 0 349 3 5.13 43.63 2002 13 307 1753 355 0 0 2108 28 6.87 162.15 TOTAL 21 375 2067 355 35 0 2422 31 6.46 115.33 Download 1.61 Mb. Share with your friends:
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