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  Brandon McRae

Brandon McRae

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Washington, D.C.

High School:
Charles H. Flowers H.S.

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 225

Position:
Running Back

Birthdate:
11/04/1987

2009: Appeared in five games for the Rams where he made three starts before suffering a season-ending knee injury marking the third consecutive season that his season was ended early due to injury...Despite only playing in five games McRae ranked fifth on the team in rushing with 103 yards on 22 carries for an average of 4.7 yards per carry...Caught one pass for one yard...Recorded 104 all-purpose yards on the season for an average of 20.8 all-purpose yards per game...Carried the ball seven times for 35 yards versus North Carolina A&T on Sept. 5 where he also caught his lone pass of the season, a one-yard reception...Ran the ball three times for seven yards versus Florida A&M on Sept. 10 in a contest broadcast live on ESPNU...Did not record any offensive statistics versus Morgan State on Sept. 19 or at South Carolina State on Sept. 26...Ran the ball a season-high 12 times for 61 yards at Howard on Oct. 3 before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

2008: Appeared in only the first game of the season for the Rams at North Carolina A&T on Sept. 6 before suffering a season-ending left wrist injury...The injury ended McRae's season prematurely for the second consecutive year...Prior to the wrist injury he carried the ball eight times for seven yards and caught one pass for six yards en route to 13 yards of total offense...Added a pair of tackles as he was in on both of the Rams' tackles following WSSU turnovers against the Aggies...Was held to limited participation in WSSU's 2009 spring football as a precautionary measure.

2007: Appeared in only the first three games of the season before suffering a season-ending right wrist injury in the Rams' victory over Morgan State (Sept. 15)...Carried the ball 24 times en route to gaining 112 yards of rushing offense with a pair of touchdowns...Caught one ball for a gain of five yards...Returned seven kicks for a total of 97 yards...Posted a solid outing versus North Carolina A&T (Sept. 1) where he recorded 85 rushing yards on 15 carries and scored once...Carried the ball only three times for 14 yards at Coastal Carolina (Sept. 8)...Made six carries for 13 yards and a touchdown at Morgan State before being injured in the third quarter of play...Spent the remainder of the 2007 season rehabilitating a broken wrist...Ranked fourth on the WSSU roster in rushing yardage...Averaged 4.7 yards per carry and 5.0 yards per catch.

2006: Had a great season in his first year as an active member of the Rams offense...Played in 10 games with six starts...Only missed the Bethune-Cookman game...Finished the season as the team's leading rusher with 623 yards and six touchdowns...Averaged 62.3 yards per game and 5.3 yards per carry last season...Also led the team in rushing attempts with 118...Only lost 59 yards...Had his longest run of the season, a 52-yard carry against Florida A&M...Had his best individual game at Savannah State when he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown...Scored a pair of touchdowns against North Carolina A&T...Also caught a pair of passes for 16 yards.

Personal: A native of Washington, D.C., he is a 2005 graduate of Charles Herbert Flowers High School where he led the Jaguars in rushing in 2003, 2004 and 2005...Rushed for 846 yards in his junior season and 1,500 yards his senior year...Placed first in touchdowns and second in rushing in the District of Columbia his senior season...Was named First Team All-County in football and track and field...Named second team All-State as a running back and named second team All-State in the 55 meters in 2005...Turned in the fifth fastest time in the 55-meters in the nation with a time of 6.32 seconds...The son of Patrick and Sheryl McRae...Cousin Julius Brown plays defensive back at Eastern Michigan University...Cousin Karim Henry plays defensive back at Florida International University...A mass communications major...Born in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, 1987...Nicknamed "B-Mac."

McRae's Statistics
Year	GP/GS	Car	Yds	Avg	TDs	Long	Rec	Yds	Long	TDs
2009	5/3	22	103	4.7	0	21	1	1	1	0
2008	1/0	8	7	1.1	0	13	1	6	6	0
2007	3/0	24	112	4.7	2	30	1	5	5	0
2006	10/6	118	623	5.3	6	52	2	16	9	0
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Total	19/9	172	845	4.9	8	52	5	28	9	0

 
 
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