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28 De'Sean McNair

28 De'Sean McNair

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Highschool:
    Ribault
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-9 / 220

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
-2019 Allstate Good Works Team Nominee
-2016 Most Outstanding Newcomer (Team Award)
-2016 CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team

2019: Appeared in all 11 games at running back...Finished second on the team with 350 rushing yards on 91 carries...Closed the year with a team-high six rushing touchdowns for the third year in a row...Also caught two more touchdowns while receiving 14 balls for 155 yards...Ran for two touchdowns in the season opener against North Carolina A&T, rushing for 20 yards on 10 carries in the 24-21 loss to the 19th-ranked Aggies...Also ran for two touchdowns in the win over No. 15 Delaware, carrying eight times for 42 yards...Found paydirt against The Citadel and Rhode Island and was Elon's most effective ball carrier against Wake Forest, rushing nine times for 49 yards against the Demon Deacons...Closed the year with big receiving games, catching four balls for 50 yards and a touchdown against Maine and wrapped his career with three catches for 71 yards and a 39-yard touchdown against No. 19 Towson.

2018: Appeared in 10 of 11 games on the season, making one start...Rushed 101 times for 377 yards and a team-high six touchdowns...His 377 yards finished as the third-most on the team...Also caught 11 balls for 119 yards...Carried 16 times for a season-high 89 yards at Charleston Southern with two touchdowns...Also had 12 carries for 61 yards and a score against Rhode Island...Found the end zone against No. 21 Furman, No. 2 James Madison and Richmond...Caught four passes for 61 yards and made a diving, fingertip catch one play before the game-winning touchdown pass to beat the second-ranked Dukes...Made five special teams tackles.

2017: Saw time in all 12 games, earning five starts…Rushed for 663 yards and a team-best six touchdowns on 159 carries…Had 12 receptions for 109 yards and two scores…Ran the ball four times for 19 yards in the opener at Toledo…Gained 39 yards on eight rushes in a win over No. 16 Charleston Southern…Set career highs with 28 carries, 126 yards rushing and two touchdowns in a league victory at Rhode Island…Ran for 90 yards against a Villanova defense that was allowing less than 50 yards per game on the ground…Also caught three passes for 28 yards and a touchdown in the win at No. 13 Villanova…Posted 107 rushing yards and a score on 26 carries in a victory over Towson…Ran for 101 yards and a career-best three touchdowns on 15 carries in a playoff game against No. 22 Furman.

2016: Named team's Most Outstanding Newcomer…Appeared in all 11 games, making three starts…Led the team with 136 carries, 522 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns…Caught 15 passes for 131 yards…Earned his first collegiate carry against Charlotte as he toted the ball 11 times for 18 yards…Hauled in five passes for 69 yards against the 49ers…Had 13 carries for 55 yards and scored his first career TD against No. 14 Villanova…Had 18 carries for 77 rushing yards and a touchdown against No. 6 Richmond…Toted the ball 17 times for a high of 91 yards at Towson…Had a season-high 22 carries for 87 yards and a score at No. 5 James Madison…Named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.

Prep: Ran for 1,707 yards and 15 touchdowns while adding 12 receptions for 157 yards and a score in his senior season…First-team all-conference, first-team all-First Coast and second-team all-state selection…Picked up running back MVP honors at the 2015 NUC Combine in Atlanta, Ga., as well as the Step It Up Combine…Helped coach Anthony Flynn’s team to the second round of the state playoffs. 

Personal: Son of Sheila Dixon-Williams…Born January 19, 1998.
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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 209 lbs
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    2017Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'8" 213 lbs
    28
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    2018Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 214 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2019Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 220 lbs
    28