Cameron McGrone
No. 45 – New England Patriots | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Indianapolis, Indiana | June 22, 2000
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College: | Michigan |
NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 177 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Reserve/non-football injury |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Cameron McGrone (born June 22, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan and was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Early years[]
McGrone attended Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a senior he played in seven games after tearing his ACL the previous year and had 84 tackles and four sacks.[1] McGrone played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game.[2] He committed to the University of Michigan to play college football.[3][4]
College career[]
McGrone appeared in one game his first year at Michigan in 2018. As a redshirt freshman in 2019, he entered the season as a backup but became a starter after starter Josh Ross was injured.[5][6] Overall, he appeared in 13 games with 10 starts and recorded 66 tackles and four sacks.[7][8]
Statistics[]
Year | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | ||||||||
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Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sack | PD | FR | Yards | TD | FF | ||
2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 11 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 17 | 52 | 39 | 91 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Professional career[]
McGrone was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 5th round, 177th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[9] On May 14, he signed his four-year rookie contract.[10] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 21, 2021.[11] He was placed on the reserve list on August 31, 2021.[12]
References[]
- ^ Trieu, Allen. "Trieu: Michigan rising fast for four-star LB Cameron McGrone". The Detroit News.
- ^ "Top Indy LB Cam McGrone presented with U.S. Army All-American Bowl jersey". September 22, 2017.
- ^ Sang, Orion. "Four-star Indiana linebacker Cameron McGrone commits to Michigan". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Baumgardner, Nick Baumgardner and Nick. "Michigan football's Cameron McGrone: The 5-star student and athlete". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Michigan's Don Brown: Cam McGrone blessed with Devin Bush-like speed". mlive. October 8, 2019.
- ^ Meek, Austin. "Cameron McGrone's 'mad' confidence shows up at a good time for Michigan". The Athletic.
- ^ "How high is Michigan LB Cam McGrone's ceiling?". mlive. February 12, 2020.
- ^ Sang, Orion. "Michigan football's Cameron McGrone makes Butkus Award watch list". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "NFL Draft results 2021: Patriots select Michigan linebacker Cameron McGrone with the 177th overall pick". Pats Pulpit. SB Nation. May 1, 2021.
- ^ "NFL Draft Signings: 5/14/21".
- ^ D'Abate, Mike (July 21, 2021). "Patriots Place Rookies Stevenson, Bledsoe and McGrone on NFI List". SI.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City". Patriots.com. September 1, 2021.
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Indianapolis
- American football linebackers
- Michigan Wolverines football players
- African-American players of American football
- New England Patriots players
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people