Dexter McCluster

Dexter Marquise McCluster (born August 25, 1988) is a former American football running back. 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 and also spent time with the Tennessee Titans and San Diego Chargers.

Dexter McCluster
McCluster in 2019
No. 22
Position:Running Back
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-25) August 25, 1988
Largo, Florida
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school:Largo (FL)
College:Ole Miss
NFL Draft:2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:250
Rushing yards:1,042
Receptions:236
Receiving yards:1,993
Return yards:2,942
Total touchdowns:12
Player stats at NFL.com

High school career

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.[1]

College career

As a true freshman at the University of Mississippi 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.

McCluster's senior season was full of highlights as he set two school records against Tennessee for rushing yards in a game with 282 and all-purpose yards in a game with 324.[2] In his final game in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, he ran for 148 yards and threw the only collegiate touchdown pass of his career in the 25-23 win over then 9th-ranked LSU. He rushed for 1,169 yards on 181 attempts (a 6.4 yards per carry average), and made 44 receptions for 520 yards with 12 total touchdowns that made him the only player in SEC history to rush for over 1,000 yards and receive for 500 yards in a single season. He finished his college career at Ole Miss with 3,685 yards from scrimmage and 23 TD's.[3]

College statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
AttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTD
2006Ole Miss 68688.511523215.51
2007Ole Miss 866310.502732612.12
2008Ole Miss 131096556.064462514.21
2009Ole Miss 131811,1696.584452011.83
Career403041,9556.4151301,70313.17

Professional career

According to CBSSports.com,[4] McCluster was projected to be drafted in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. On April 23, McCluster was drafted 36th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench pressWonderlic
5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m)		 172 lb
(78 kg)		 1⁄4 in
(0.01 m)		 3⁄8 in
(0.01 m)		4.53 s1.55 s2.50 s4.06 s6.73 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		20 reps18
All values from NFL Combine.[5]
McCluster (#22) at the 2014 Pro Bowl.

Kansas City Chiefs

McCluster signed a $5.15 million, 4-year contract with the Chiefs on July 28, 2010.[6] McCluster scored his first NFL touchdown in his professional debut on a 94-yard punt return on September 13, 2010 against the San Diego Chargers. The 94-yard return was the longest punt return in Chiefs history. McCluster scored his first rushing NFL touchdown on a run in the season finale of the Chiefs 2011 season.

Tennessee Titans

On March 11, 2014, McCluster signed a three-year, $12 million contract to join the Tennessee Titans.[7] The Titans waived McCluster on September 2, 2016.[8]

San Diego Chargers

McCluster was signed to the San Diego Chargers on September 20, 2016.[9] He was placed on the Reserve/Non Football Injury list with a fractured forearm.[10]

Toronto Argonauts

On July 16, 2018, McCluster signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He made his debut on September 28, 2018 and recorded 4 rushes for 27 yards, 6 catches for 46 yards, and handled return duties on special teams. McCluster played in four games for the Argos during the 2018 season, and produced 117 yards on 22 carries, 111 yards on 12 catches, he also returned one punt return for six yards, and two kickoffs for 40 yards. He was released by the Argos on May 6, 2019.[11]

Massachusetts Pirates

On May 15, 2019, McCluster signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League. McCluster appeared in 6 games while recording 19 receptions for 159 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns.[12]

References
  1. "Dexter McCluster". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. McCluster sets two school records as Ole Miss runs over Tennessee
  3. Dexter McCluster  #22  RB (August 25, 1988). "Dexter McCluster Stats, Splits, News, Photos - Mississippi Rebels - NCAA College Football - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  4. "Dexter McCluster, Mississippi, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  5. "Dexter McCluster". NFL.
  6. "Chiefs announce McCluster, Arenas deals". National Football Post. July 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  7. Alper, Josh. "Dexter McCluster lands three-year deal in Tennessee". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  8. Kuharsky, Paul (September 2, 2016). "Titans release Justin Hunter, Bishop Sankey, Dexter McCluster". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  9. "Chargers Sign Versatile RB Dexter McCluster". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  10. Henne, Ricky (November 5, 2016). "Chargers Make Four Roster Moves; Place Dexter McCluster on NFL-I List". Chargers.com.
  11. Dunk, Justin. "Argos release former NFLer Dexter McCluster | 3DownNation". Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  12. Smith, Michael David (May 18, 2019). "Dexter McCluster signs on with arena football team". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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