Dexter McCluster
McCluster receiving an award in 2010
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| No. 33 Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running Back | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 25, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Largo, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Largo (FL) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ole Miss | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Reserve/NFI | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,043 |
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| Receptions: | 235 |
| Receiving yards: | 1,990 |
| Total return yards: | 2,911 |
| Total touchdowns: | 12 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Dexter Marquise McCluster (born August 25, 1988) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Mississippi. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
McCluster attended Largo High School in Largo, Florida where he was an honor roll student and where he lettered in football, basketball and track. He was a state qualifier in the long jump and in the high jump. In football, his junior season, he rushed for 1,424 yards and 14 touchdowns. As a senior in leading the Largo Packers to the 2005 District Championship, he rushed for 2,490 yards and 39 touchdowns. Also as a senior, he was named to the First Team All-State 5A by the Florida Sports Writers Association and named All-Suncoast Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times Mr.2000. McCluster was selected Most Valuable Player in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South Football All- Star Classic game.
In track & field, McCluster was a state qualifier in the jumping events. He got personal-best leaps of 6.94 meters in the long jump and 1.99 meters in the high jump. In the sprinting events, he recorded times of 11.53 seconds in the 100 meters and 22.67 seconds in the 200 meters.
As a true freshman in 2006, McCluster started five of the first six games before suffering an injury. He finished the season with 15 receptions for 232 receiving yards, 68 rushing yards on eight attempts and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2007 he played in the final eight games of the year after missing the first four due to the injury. He finished with 326 yards on 27 receptions and 63 yards on 6 rushing attempts with two touchdowns. As a junior in 2008 he earned second team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press after rushing for 655 yards on 109 attempts and 44 receptions for 625 yards with seven touchdowns.
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