| Free Agent — No. 55 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of Birth: November 24 1983 | |
| Place of Birth: Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 244 lb (111 kg) |
| National Football League Debut | |
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| No regular season appearances | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
| Career History | |
| College: West Virginia | |
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Kevin McLee Jr.[1] (born November 24 1983 in Caddo Parish Shreveport, Louisiana) and raised in Uniontown, Pennsylvania is an American football player for the West Virginia Mountaineers at outside linebacker. McLee finished up his senior campaign and entered the 2007 NFL Draft, where he went undrafted. McLee was signed a day after the draft by the St. Louis Rams.
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College Career
During highschool in Uniontown, Pa (suburban Pittsburgh]], McLee rushed for 1,637 yards and led the team in tackles. McLee also lettered in basketball and track. Following his uncle Billy and cousin Reggie McLee's footsteps, McLee attended West Virginia University. He was interested in Michigan State and Pittsburgh, but neither one gave him offers. McLee redshirted his 2002 freshman year, learning the complex 3-3-5 defensive scheme, but was rookie of the week in practice during the game week against the Miami Hurricanes.
Freshman (2003)
In his redshirt-freshman season of 2003, McLee got more playing time with the graduation of Grant Wiley, 2002's starting linebacker. Behind linebacker Scott Gyorko, McLee totaled 46 tackles for the year and three sacks. McLee recorded two tackles against the Wisconsin Badgers, three tackles and a sack in the game against the University of Cincinnati, and six tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery against the University of Maryland. McLee also forced fumble against Miami and Virginia Tech. In the Gator Bowl, McLee recorded six tackles.
Sophomore (2004)
As a sophomore in 2004, McLee played on the Mountaineer team that was expected to be National Championship contenders with Rasheed Marshall, Adam "Pacman" Jones, Chris Henry, and Kay-Jay Harris. Although the Mountaineers ended 8-4, McLee had a good season. McLee shared time with fellow junior Jeff Noechel, but recorded 44 tackles on the year. In an overtime win against Maryland, McLee recorded six tackles and forced a fumble. Against the Virginia Tech Hokies, McLee led the team with 11 tackles and recorded a 10-yard sack against Boston College. McLee had a team-best eight tackles in the Gator Bowl loss to the Florida State Seminoles.
Junior (2005)
In his junior season, 2005, McLee teamed up with a strong defense of Mike Lorello and Jahmile Addae at safeties. McLee earned 2005 first-team All-Big East honors, ESPN All-Conference honors, and All-ECAC honors as the starter. McLee recorded 78 tackles, which was second-best on the team. McLee had a team-high six tackles at the University of Syracuse for the season-opener, a team-best 11 tackles in the East Carolina University win, team-best 9 tackles and a sack of Marcus Vick against Virginia Tech, 10 tackles and two pass break-ups in overtime win against the University of Louisville, 30-yard interception against UConn, and was the leading tackler with 11 tackles against the University of Pittsburgh. McLee won Girdiron Gladiator Award from the WVU coaches and was the Big East player of the week against Cincinnati. He was also named MVP on defense against Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, and Pitt.
Senior (2006)
As a senior in 2006, McLee finally started the whole season. McLee finished the season with 79 tackles but no sacks. McLee had his second career interception against Conneticutt, which he returned for 10 yards. McLee had 9 tackles against Marshall University, 6 tackles against Maryland, 6 against Syracuse, 6 against Conneticutt, 6 against Cincinnati, and 8 tackles in the overtime win against Rutgers. McLee finished the season on the Dick Butkus Award list and traveled to the Senior Bowl. In his final game as a Mountaineer, McLee totaled 3 tackles against Georgia Tech in the Gator Bowl.
Pro Career
Pre-Draft
During the Senior Bowl, McLee was reported to be "looking quick". ESPN ranked McLee as the #14 inside linebacker in the class, out of the 29-ranked inside linebacker prospects. His toughness was praised, while his discipline and learning of schemes were issues. McLee played all three linebacking positions in college, which NFL scouts praised.
NFL Draft
McLee went undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. A day later, McLee signed with St. Louis, who didn't take any linebackers in the draft, as an undrafted free agent. "It's a slap in the face," McLee said. "Not one of us was drafted. It's very disappointing. We're going to show the league that we can play... They're going to notice us." McLee will join with fellow former-Mountaineer and quarterback Marc Bulger. On July 18, 2007, McLee's father, Kevin McLee Sr.[1], who was a star running back at Georgia, and former Tampa Bay Buccaneer[1] died at the age of 52.
References
- ^ a b c Rams Add 19 Undrafted Rookies. StLouisRams.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
| Preceded by Grant Wiley |
WVU Starting Middle Linebacker 2003 - 2006 |
Succeeded by Reed Williams |
