Kalvin "Big Play" McRae is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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 prior to the beginning of training camp. He was originally signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2008. He played college football

College football

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 for the Bobcats of Ohio University

Ohio University

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Early years

McRae attended Avondale High School in Avondale Estates, Georgia

Avondale Estates, Georgia

Avondale Estates is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2010 census.Avondale Estates was founded in 1924 by George Francis Willis, who purchased the entire village of Ingleside to create a planned community. The city was named after Stratford-upon-Avon,...

 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

Ohio Bobcats

Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that...

, 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

Mid-American Conference

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 East Division title, a MAC Championship Game

MAC Championship Game

The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been...

 appearance, and a 2007 GMAC Bowl

GMAC Bowl

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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.

College Statistics

• 2004 - 142 att 559 yards 3.9 avg 4 td = 13 rec 172 yards 13.2 avg 2 td

• 2005 - 209 att 1153 yards 5.5 avg 7 td = 13 rec 97 yards 7.5 avg 0 td

• 2006 - 258 att 1252 yards 4.9 avg 15 td = 29 rec 280 yards 9.7 avg 1 td

• 2007 - 294 att 1434 yards 4.9 avg 19 td = 29 rec 275 yards 9.5 avg 1 td

External links

• Ohio Bobcats bio