Tony McRae (American football)

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Tony McRae
Free agent
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-03) May 3, 1993 (age 28)
McColl, South Carolina
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Scotland
(Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College:North Carolina A&T
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2020
Total tackles:40
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tony McRae (born May 3, 1993) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina A&T, and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Early life[]

McRae attended Scotland High School, in Laurinburg, North Carolina where he played varsity football and basketball. During his senior year, McRae helped lead the Fighting Scotts to a 14-0 undefeated season and the 2011 NCHSAA 4A State football championship.[1] McRae's performance earned a place on the 2011 All-Cape Fear Regional Team as he was the leading rusher among NC state champion teams with 1,835 yards and 32 touchdowns.[2]

College career[]

McRae accepted an athletic scholarship to attend North Carolina A&T State University, where he played for coach Rod Broadway's as a member of his first NC A&T Aggies football recruiting class.[3]

2012 season[]

See also: 2012 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

As a true freshman, McRae played in all 11 of the Aggie's games, and started in 3 of them. He would get his first start at cornerback to replace starting left cornerback Deji Olatoye who moved to free safety to replace of an injured Isaiah Martin.[4] McRae would finish the 2012 season with a total of 23 tackles, 14 of them solo and 9 assisted; 4 broken up passes and 9 Kick returns.

2013 season[]

See also: 2013 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

McRae began his sophomore with a 4 solo, 1 pass breakup and a 91 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the season opener against Appalachian State. The Aggies would go on to upset Appalachian State 24-21, resulting in North Carolina A&T's first win over the mountaineers since 1993.[5] Of the 11 games he played in that season, McRae would total 11 solo tackles, 1 assist, 2 pass breakups, 3 defended passes and 1 interception.

2014 season[]

See also: 2014 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

For his Junior season McRae would start in all 12 games and opened the season with a 95 yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Alabama A&M in the 2014 MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Against Elon, McRae put up a career high 9 tackles and 5 defended passes.[4] He ended the season with 62 total tackles, 46 of them being unassisted, 5 interceptions, 16 passes defended and 14 kickoffs returned for 360 total yards and 1 touchdown. McRae was ranked 13th in the nation in passes defended, 15th in interceptions and 4th in kickoff return touchdowns.[4]

2015 season[]

See also: 2015 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Starting in all 12 games played, McRae has a season best performance[6] against Delaware state in which he returned a kickoff for 75 yards for a touchdown, earned 6 tackles and 1 interception. He would finish the season leading the Aggies with 55 Tackles, 14 assists, 8 Pass defended, 22 kick returns for 622 yards and 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. McRae's performance earned him first-team All MEAC and Boxtorow first team All-American recognition.[7]

College statistics[]

Year GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blocked
Solo Ast Total Loss–Yards No–Yards Int–Yards BU PD QBH Rcv–Yards-TD FF Kick
2012 11 14 9 23 0.5-2 0–0 0 4 4 0 1-0 0 0
2013 11 11 2 14 0–0 0–0 1-0 2 3 0 0 0 0
2014 12 46 16 62 2.0–8 0-0 5–84 11 16 0 0 0 0
2015 12 41 14 55 4.0–8 1.5-4 3–21 5 8 0 0 0 0

Source:[8][9][10][11]

Professional career[]

According to ESPN, McRae was ranked the 85th best cornerback entering the 2016 NFL Draft.[12]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9 in
(1.75 m) 		178 lb
(81 kg) 		4.56 s 1.59 s 2.60 s 4.33 s 7.55 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		 13 reps
All values were taken at NC A&T Pro Day.[13]

Oakland Raiders[]

McRae was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2016.[14] He was waived on May 16, 2016.[15]

Cincinnati Bengals[]

On August 9, 2016, McRae signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[16] He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was released on September 16, 2016, but was later re-signed on November 29, 2016.[19][20] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 2, 2017.[21]

On September 2, 2017, McRae was waived by the Bengals.[22]

Baltimore Ravens[]

On September 5, 2017, McRae was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad.[23] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017.[24] He was waived by the Ravens on October 21, 2017.[25]

Buffalo Bills[]

On October 23, 2017, McRae was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills, but was released two days later.[26][27]

Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)[]

On October 27, 2017, McRae was signed to the Bengals' practice squad.[28] He was promoted to the active roster on December 9, 2017.[29]

Detroit Lions[]

On March 24, 2020, McRae signed with the Detroit Lions.[30] He was placed on injured reserve on November 9, 2020.[31]

References[]

  1. ^ "Scotland High School 11-12 Football Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "2011 All Cape Fear Region Football Team Player Info". NCPrepSports.net. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  3. ^ White, Herbert L. "N.C. A&T recruits size, speed among in-state signees". TheCharlottePost.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Tony McRae Bio". NCATAggies.com. NC A&T Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "App State Football Comeback Falls Short in Home-Opening Loss to N.C. A&T, Mountaineers Drop To 0-2 - High Country Press". HCPress.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "NC A&T vs Delaware State Statistics". NCATAggies.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Three Aggies Named HBCU Football All-American". NCATAggies.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  8. ^ "2012 Team Statistics". NCATAggies.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "2013 Team statistics". NCATAggies.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  10. ^ "2014 Team Statistics". NCATAggies.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "2015 Team Statistics". NCATAggies.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "Bengals sign rookie cornerback Tony McRae". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  13. ^ "Tony McRae | North Carolina AT, CB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  14. ^ "Oakland Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "Oakland Raiders Announce Roster Moves". Raiders.com. May 16, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  16. ^ Marcum, Jason (August 9, 2016). "Bengals sign former North Carolina A&T cornerback Tony McRae". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  17. ^ Marcum, Jason (September 3, 2016). "Bengals announce roster cuts: No surprises among Bengals' 53-man roster cutdown". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  18. ^ Marcum, Jason (September 4, 2016). "Bengals 2016 practice squad: 9 players make initial practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  19. ^ Toback, Rebecca (September 16, 2016). "Bengals Practice Squad: Bengals add Trey Hopkins to practice squad; release Tony McRae". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  20. ^ Toback, Rebecca (November 29, 2016). "Bengals add cornerback Tony McRae back to practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  21. ^ Marcum, Jason (January 2, 2017). "Bengals sign 5 players to futures contracts for 2017". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  22. ^ Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  23. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2017). "Ravens Complete Practice Squad With Four Signings". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  24. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 16, 2017). "Ravens Swap Running Backs and Cornerbacks Ahead of Sunday's Game". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018.
  25. ^ Mink, Ryan (October 21, 2017). "Ravens Bring Back Tony Bergstrom For Offensive Line Depth". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  26. ^ Brown, Chris (October 23, 2017). "Bills awarded waiver claim for CB McRae; release WR Clay". BuffaloBills.com.
  27. ^ Brown, Chris (October 25, 2017). "Bills awarded claim for CB Lafayette Pitts". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
  28. ^ Marcum, Jason (October 27, 2017). "Bengals sign Tony McRae to practice squad; Sojourn Shelton cut to make room". CincyJungle.com.
  29. ^ Marcum, Jason (December 9, 2017). "Adam Jones to IR; Tony McRae signed from practice squad". CincyJungle.com.
  30. ^ "Lions agree to terms with eight free agents". DetroitLions.com. March 20, 2020.
  31. ^ Birkett, Dave (November 9, 2020). "Detroit Lions' Jarrad Davis returns from COVID list; CB Tony McRae to injured reserve". Freep.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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