Kaleb Ethan McGary (born February 22, 1995) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington.
 McGary in 2019 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | February 22, 1995 Battle Ground, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Fife (Fife, Washington) | ||||||
| College: | Washington (2014–2018) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 1 / pick: 31 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024 | |||||||
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Early life
editMcGary originally attended Battle Ground High School in Battle Ground, Washington as a freshman before transferring to Fife High School in Fife, Washington.[1] He played offensive line, tight end and defensive line in high school.[2] A 4-star offensive tackle recruit, McGary committed to the University of Washington to play college football over offers from Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, USC, Washington State, and Wisconsin, among others.[3][4]
College career
editMcGary played at Washington from 2014 to 2018.[5] During his collegiate career, he started 47 of 53 games. As a senior, he won the Morris Trophy.[6]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 7+1⁄8 in (2.01 m) |
317 lb (144 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.05 s | 1.83 s | 2.95 s | 4.58 s | 7.66 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
23 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[7][8][9] | ||||||||||||
McGary was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 31st overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.[10] The Falcons traded up from the second round with the Los Angeles Rams to acquire the selection used to draft McGary. After splitting reps with Ty Sambrailo at right tackle in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings, McGary was named the Falcons starting right tackle.[11] As a rookie, he started all 16 games for the Falcons in the 2019 season.[12]
McGary started 13 of 16 games in 2020 for the Falcons.[13] He was injured in week 2 against Dallas and left the game. He would sit out the next game but return to the starting lineup in Week 4 versus the Green Bay Packers. McGary was unavailable for Atlanta's Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, and had missed five consecutive practices while attending to a family matter.
On May 2, 2022, the Falcons declined to pick up the fifth year option on McGary's contract, making him a free agent after the season.[14]
On March 31, 2023, McGary signed a three-year, $34.5 million contract extension with the Falcons.[15]
References
edit- ^ Bell, Gregg (March 2, 2019). "The astounding story of how UW lineman Kaleb McGary got from farm to Fife to the NFL combine". The News Tribune. McClatchy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Caple, Christian (August 22, 2016). "Kaleb McGary makes most of switch to Huskies' offensive line". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Company. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Jude, Adam (February 3, 2014). "Fife four-star offensive lineman Kaleb McGary commits to UW". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/kaleb-mcgary-21868?view=pv
- ^ "Kaleb McGary College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Jude, Adam (December 10, 2018). "Greg Gaines, Kaleb McGary named Morris Trophy winners as Huskies sweep Pac-12 linemen awards". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Kaleb McGary Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons select Washington offensive lineman Kaleb McGary No. 31 in the 2019". NFL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Kaleb McGary, Washington NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Bergman, Jeremy (April 25, 2019). "Falcons trade into first round to grab Kaleb McGary". National Football League. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ Conway, Kelsey (September 10, 2019). "Falcons depth chart: Kaleb McGary, Jamon Brown named starters". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Kaleb McGary 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Kaleb McGary 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Choate, Dave (May 2, 2022). "Falcons pass on Kaleb McGary's 5th year option". The Falcoholic. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Kownack, Bobby (March 14, 2023). "Falcons re-signing OL Kaleb McGary to three-year, $34.5 million deal". NFL.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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