Jake McGee (born September 19, 1991) is an American former football tight end. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and the Florida Gators.
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 19, 1991 Richmond, Virginia |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Collegiate School (Richmond, Virginia) |
| College: | Virginia (2010–2013) Florida (2014–2015) |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life and high school
editMcGee grew up in Richmond, Virginia and attended Collegiate School, where he lettered in football and basketball. At Collegiate, he helped the football team win two back-to-back state titles during his junior and senior year in 2008 and 2009. He finished his senior season with 3,007 yards, 34 touchdowns on 212-of-348 passing attempts, 576 rushing yards, 11 scores and 60 solo tackles at free safety.[1] He was a two-star rated recruit and committed to play college football at the University of Virginia.[2]
College career
editVirginia
editMcGee was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2010.[3] During the 2011 season, he played in all 13 games, finishing the season with eight tackles on special teams and a forced fumble against Indiana along with a fumble recovery.[4] During the 2012 season, he played in all 12 games and started three of them, finishing the season with five touchdown receptions, 28 receptions for 374 yards and eight total tackles (four solo and assisted).[5] During the 2013 season, he played in 11 games missing only one against Louisiana Tech due to a lower extremity injury and he started three games. He finished the season with 43 receptions, 395 receiving yards, two touchdown receptions and two solo tackles.[6]
On April 25, 2014, McGee announced that he would be transferring from Virginia.[7]
Florida
editOn May 9, 2014, McGee announced that he would transfer to Florida.[8]
During the 2014 season, he would play only one game before suffering a season-ending injury in the first half of the season opener against Eastern Michigan and would ultimately receive a medical waiver and was redshirted.[9] He would then be granted a sixth year of eligibility after the injury.[10] During the 2015 season, he played in and started 13 games missing the finale due to an injury, along with being named one of eight John Mackey Award semifinalists[11] and earned Second Team All-SEC honors by the Associated Press. He finished the season with 41 receptions for 381 yards and four touchdown receptions.[12]
He would later be invited to play for the 2016 Senior Bowl.[13]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
17 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Scouting Combine[14] | ||||||||||||
Carolina Panthers
editAfter going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, McGee signed with the Carolina Panthers on May 2, 2016.[15][16] He would be waived on May 20, 2016, but would be placed on injury reserve three days later. He would be released on May 25, 2016.
Oakland Raiders
editOn August 16, 2016, McGee signed to play for the Oakland Raiders.[17] He would then be released on September 4, 2016.
San Diego Chargers/Los Angeles Chargers
editOn September 5, 2016 just a day after being released from the Raiders, McGee would sign to play for the San Diego Chargers.[18] On January 2, 2017, he would be placed on the reserve/future list.[19] On February 6, 2017, he would be activated from the list. He would be released on May 2, 2017.
Pittsburgh Steelers
editOn August 2, 2017, McGee signed to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers.[20] He would be waived on September 2, 2017, but would be assigned to the practice squad the next day.[21] On June 5, 2018, he would be placed on the injured reserve list.[22]
References
edit- ^ McConnell, Jim (November 22, 2009). "McGee the man for Collegiate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jake McGee, Collegiate School, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ White, Jeff (December 27, 2019). "McGee Happy to See Hoos Rising - Virginia Sports". virginiasports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Jake McGee 2011 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jake McGee 2012 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jake McGee 2013 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Virginia tight end Jake McGee transferring". The Daily Progress. April 25, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "U.Va. tight end Jake McGee transferring to Florida". The Virginian-Pilot. May 9, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Brockway, Kevin (September 7, 2014). "UF tight end out for season". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Carter, Scott (January 21, 2015). "Gators TE Jake McGee granted a sixth year of eligibility". Florida Gators. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Florida tight end McGee recognized as Mackey Award Semifinalist". Fox News. November 16, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jake McGee 2015 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Gators' Jake McGee at the Senior Bowl". 247Sports.com. January 26, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jake McGee Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (May 2, 2016). "Panthers agree to terms with seven college free agents". Carolina Panthers. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Florida's Jake McGee signs with Panthers as undrafted free agent". The Palm Beach Post. April 30, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Goldkamp, Thomas (August 16, 2016). "Raiders sign former Florida tight end Jake McGee". 247Sports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Wade, Richard (September 5, 2016). "Chargers practice squad now full". Bolts From The Blue. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Fox, Tanya Ray (January 5, 2017). "Chargers sign six practice squad players to reserve/future contracts". Chargers Wire. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Darney, Caroline (August 2, 2017). "Steelers sign former UVA/Florida TE Jake McGee". Streaking The Lawn. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Steelers announce practice squad". Steelers.com. September 3, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Steelers place OL Hawkins, TE McGee on Injured Reserve". Beaver County Times. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2024.