Roger McCreary

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Roger McCreary
Auburn Tigers – No. 23
PositionCornerback
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-10) February 10, 2000 (age 22)
Mobile, Alabama
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolWilliamson (Mobile, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards

Roger McCreary (born February 10, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Auburn Tigers.

High school career[]

McCreary attended Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama. Coming out of high school, McCreary was a 3 star prospect and was the 87th ranked cornerback.[1] He committed to the Auburn University to play college football.[2][3]

College career[]

McCreary played in seven games as a true freshman at Auburn in 2018. He played in all 13 games in 2019, recording 36 tackles and one interception.[4] McCreary become a full time starter his junior year in 2020.[5][6] In 10 games, he had 45 tackles and three interceptions.[7] He returned to Auburn for his senior year in 2021, rather than enter the 2021 NFL Draft.[8][9] In 2021 McCreary recorded 49 tackles, 2 interceptions and an SEC best 14 pass breakups.[10]

Following his senior season, McCreary was named as a first-team All-American by both the Associated Press[11] and ESPN.[12]

Personal Life[]

McCreary's pregame meal is two plates of baked beans with eight packets of sugar.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Roger McCreary, Auburn Tigers, Cornerback".
  2. ^ Vitale, Josh. "3-star corner Roger McCreary commits to Auburn". OANow.com.
  3. ^ "Former AU star: Roger McCreary will have quick impact". al. February 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Auburn's McCreary establishing self as reliable 3rd CB". al. September 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "McCreary taking 'next step' as Auburn's new No. 1 CB". al. September 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Vitale, Josh. "Why cornerback Roger McCreary is the unsung hero of Auburn football's win vs. Ole Miss". Gadsden Times.
  7. ^ "Roger McCreary returned to Auburn with 2 goals. He already achieved 1". al. August 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top cornerback Roger McCreary returning to Auburn for senior season". al. January 11, 2021.
  9. ^ jhill@oanow.com, JORDAN D. HILL. "Auburn cornerback Roger McCreary serious about making strides before senior season". OANow.com.
  10. ^ "Roger McCreary College Stats".
  11. ^ Ralph D. Russo (2021-12-13). "AP All-America team: Young and Tide lead with 3 1st teamers". Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  12. ^ Mark Schlabach (2021-12-08). "The 2021 college football postseason All-America team". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  13. ^ https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2021/09/28/roger-mccrearys-odd-friday-night-meal-prepare-auburn-football-games/5828111001/

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