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Invited to compete in the 2010 Senior Bowl following his
senior year ... CAREER: Finished No.
2 on the Ole Miss career all-purpose yardage list with 4,089, behind only Deuce
McAllister's 4,889 (1997-2000) ... Ranks seventh among the all-time Rebel
rushers with 1,955 yards ... Became just the second back-to-back offensive MVP
in the 74-year history of the Cotton Bowl Classic, joining SMU's Doak Walker in
1948-49 ... Two-time All-SEC honoree as an all-purpose player ... Also earned
All-SEC accolades as both a wide receiver (2008, 2009) and running back (2009)
... 2009: Chosen third team
All-America by the Associated Press
(all-purpose player) and Phil Steele
(wide receiver) ... Received the National Running Back Trophy from the College Football Performance Awards ... Named
All-SEC first team as an all-purpose player (AP), second team as a running back (AP, SEC Coaches, Rivals) and second team as a wide receiver (Phil Steele) ... Two-time SEC Player of
the Week and one-time National Player of the Week (Tennessee) ... Played in all
13 games and started 12, with eight starts at flanker and four at running back
... Became the first player in SEC history with 1,000 rushing yards (1,169) and
500 receiving yards (520) in the same season ... Recorded the second-highest
rushing total in school history ... Became the fourth Rebel all-time to rush
for 1,000 yards and posted the sixth 1,000-yard season in Ole Miss history ...
Ranked fifth in rushing in the SEC at 89.9 ypg and sixth in all-purpose yards
at 132.1 ypg ... Notched five 100-yard rushing outings over the final seven games
of the season ... His 12 total touchdowns accounted for led the Rebels (eight
rushing, three receiving, one passing) ... His eight rushing TDs were also a
team-high ... Recorded six plays of 50-plus yards, including a career-long
86-yard run for a TD in the Cotton Bowl that marked the fourth-longest run in
school history and the longest by a Rebel since 1997 ... Registered a
single-season school record of three runs of 70 or more yards ... Averaging 221.7
all-purpose yards and 167.5 rushing yards with 10 TDs responsible for (six
rushing, two receiving, one passing) over the last five SEC games and the
Cotton Bowl ... He posted at least 145 all-purpose yards in each outing ... Team
Captain ... Earned fourth letter ... at
Memphis (9/6): Caught six passes for 65 yards and a touchdown and carried
the ball nine times for 50 yards and a score ... vs. Southeastern La. (9/19): Recorded three catches for 48 yards
... at South Carolina (9/24): Led the
team with 85 yards rushing on 15 attempts ... at Vanderbilt (10/3): Started at running back and totaled 13 yards
on seven carries ... Also caught two passes for 42 yards ... vs. Alabama (10/10): Caught three passes
for 22 yards, rushed for 15 yards and returned one punt for nine yards ... vs. UAB (10/17): Caught two passes for
21 yards, rushed once for one yard and returned one punt for 19 yards ... vs. Arkansas (10/24): Became the first
Rebel in the modern era (records dating back to 1965) to top the 100-yard mark
in both rushing and receiving with team highs of 123 rushing yards and a
career-high 137 receiving yards off a career high-tying seven grabs ...
Finished with 260 all-purpose yards, which had been the most by a Rebel since
McCluster's own career-best 268-yard performance in his Ole Miss debut against
Memphis in 2006 ... Notched a 64-yard TD reception ... Named SEC Offensive
Player of the Week ... at Auburn (10/31):
Rushed for 186 yards on 22 carries including a career-long 79-yard TD run ...
Also caught four passes for 17 yards ... vs.
Tennessee (11/14): Posted school records of 282 rushing yards and 324
all-purpose yards ... It also marked the most rushing yards ever surrendered by
Tennessee ... Four rushing TDs tied four others for the second-most in school
history ... Also caught four passes for 42 yards ... Named National Player of
the Week (AT&T, Walter Camp Football Foundation - Offensive) and SEC
Offensive Player of the Week ... vs. LSU
(11/21): Ran for 148 yards on 24 carries ... Also threw a 27-yard TD pass,
for his first-ever completion ... at
Mississippi State (11/28): Rushed for 82 yards on 16 carries ... Also
caught five passes for 63 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown reception ... Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech (1/2): Named
Offensive MVP for the second straight year ... Topped 100
rushing yards for the fifth time in the last seven games with 184 yards ... His
34 carries marked a career high ... His two TD runs gave him multiple scores
for the third time of the year ... Recorded a career-long 86-yard TD that marked
the longest rush by a Rebel since 1997 ... It is the second-longest TD run in
Cotton Bowl history and also the second-longest TD run in Ole Miss' bowl
history, behind Ray Brown's 92-yard TD run against Texas in the 1958 Sugar Bowl
... Preseason: Earned
preseason All-America third team accolades as an all-purpose player from Athlon ... Listed as the nation's No. 5
all-purpose player and No. 14 wide receiver by Lindy's ... Named preseason
All-SEC second team as a receiver by Athlon, Phil Steele, Lindy's and the Birmingham
News ... Labeled the SEC's Most Underrated Player by the Birmingham News ... Spring: Collected two catches for 34
yards and a TD and rushed once for 21 yards in the Grove Bowl ... 2008: Played in all 13 games with eight
starts ... Earned second team All-SEC honors (all-purpose) from the Associated Press and third team status
(WR) from Phil Steele ... Tabbed the
No. 6 multi-purpose player in the SEC by ESPN.com
... One of only two players (Florida's Percy Harvin) to rank top 10 in the
SEC in rushing yards, receiving yards, receptions and all-purpose yards ...
Finished seventh in the SEC in all-purpose yards (98.5 ypg) ... Topped the team
in rushing yards (655) and rushing TDs (6) ... Tied for the team lead in
receptions (44) and ranked third in receiving yards (625) ... Chosen as Offensive
MVP of the Cotton Bowl ... Named Midseason All-SEC third team by Phil Steele ... Earned third letter ...
vs. Memphis (8/30): Rushed for 64
yards on six carries, including 32-yard TD run from Wild Rebel formation ...
Also caught a game-high four passes for 61 yards ... at Wake Forest (9/6): Caught four balls for 64 yards and a TD ...
Also threw an interception from the Wild Rebel formation ... vs. Samford (9/13): Posted two
receptions for 38 yards ... Also rushed once for seven yards ... vs. Vanderbilt (9/20): Tied career-high
with seven receptions for career-best 132 yards and a career-long catch of 56
yards ... Also rushed seven times for 44 yards ... at Florida (9/27): Rushed 11 times for 60 yards and a career-long
40 yard TD ... Also caught two passes for 17 yards ... vs. South Carolina (10/4): Ran the ball eight times for 40 yards
and a TD ... Hauled in six receptions for 99 yards ... at Alabama (10/18): Hauled in three catches for 21 yards ... Also
ran seven times for 28 yards ... at
Arkansas (10/25): Ran for 52 yards on 11 carries and caught two passes for
19 yards ... vs. Auburn (11/1):
Rushed for a career-high 84 yards on a career-best 14 carries ... Also caught
four passes for 47 yards ... vs. ULM
(11/15): Rushed for 78 yards on seven carries, including a long of 30 yards
... at LSU (11/22): Posted 37 yards
receiving on three catches and ran for 33 yards on 14 carries ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28): Carried
the ball nine times for 68 yards and a TD ... Caught one pass for seven yards
... Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech (1/2):
Named Offensive MVP ... Posted 180 all-purpose yards, rushing 14 times for a
career-high 97 yards and hauling in six passes for 83 yards ... Spring: Received the Jeff Hamm Memorial
Award for the Most Improved Offensive Player from spring drills ... Tallied
eight receptions for 106 yards and five rushes for 35 yards and a 21-yard TD in
the Red-Blue Game ... 2007: Saw
action in final eight games and started the last three ... Despite missing four
games, finished third on the team in receiving yards (326) and receiving
touchdowns (2) and fourth in receptions (27) ... Ranked second on team in punt
returns (six for 29 yards) and kick returns (six for 100 yards) ... Also rushed
six times for 63 yards ... Earned second letter ... vs. Georgia (9/29): Hauled in two passes for three yards ... vs. Louisiana Tech (10/6): Collected
three receptions for 48 yards with a 28-yard TD grab ... vs. Alabama (10/13): Led team with a career-high seven catches,
amassing 75 yards with a TD ... vs.
Arkansas (10/20): Totaled two passes for 21 yards ... Returned two kickoffs
for 42 yards ... vs. Auburn (10/27): Hauled in four passes for 35 yards ...
Returned punts for the first time in his career, handling two for nine yards
... Also took back a kickoff 33 yards ... vs.
Northwestern State (11/3): Three catches for 57 yards ... Returned four
punts for 20 yards, including a 19-yarder ... Also broke free for a 25-yard
kickoff return ... vs. LSU (11/17):
Five grabs for 73 yards ... vs. Mississippi
State (11/23): Hauled in a 14-yard pass ... Also rushed three times for 31
yards ... 2006: Appeared in six
games, starting the first five at flanker, before missing the remainder of the
season due to injury ... An all-around threat in 2006, compiled the third-most
all-purpose yards on the team despite missing the last half of the season ...
His 574 all-purpose yards included 274 kick return yards on 13 returns, 232
receiving yards on 15 catches and 68 rushing yards on eight carries ... Team
leader with 95.7 all-purpose yards per game ... Scored two touchdowns on the
season, one receiving and one rushing ... Earned his first letter ... vs. Memphis (9/3): Racked up 268
all-purpose yards in first career start, which ranks fourth in school history
... Tallied 122 return yards, 86 receiving yards and 60 rushing yards ...
Scored first career TD on 31-yard run ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week and
National Freshman of the Week by Rivals.com
... Named Rebel QB Club Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week ... at Missouri (9/9): Recorded 126
all-purpose yards in start ... Posted 92 return yards and caught four passes
for 37 yards ... at Kentucky (9/16): One rush for 13 yards ... vs. Wake Forest (9/23): Career-high six
catches for 60 yards ... vs. Georgia (9/30):
Recorded first career receiving TD on 49-yard strike in start ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/7): Injured on the
opening kickoff and did not return ... HIGH
SCHOOL: First team All-State 5A selection by Florida Sports Writers Association who helped lead Largo High to
2005 District Championship ... Named All-Suncoast Player of the Year by St. Petersburg Times ... Selected Most
Valuable Player of Florida Athletic
Coaches Association North-South Football All- Star Classic ... Was named
Most Valuable Player and Best Back ... Rated No. 21 player in Florida by Orlando Sentinel and also rated No. 54
running back in the nation by Rivals.com
... Rushed for 2,490 yards and 39 TDs as a senior and rushed for 1,424 yards
and 14 TDs as a junior ... Coached in high school by Rick Rodriguez ... Earned
letters in football, basketball and track ... Earned Iron Man Award for never
missing workouts ... Was state qualifier in long jump and high jump ... Honor
Roll student ... PERSONAL: Son of
Wendy Hall ... Full name is Dexter Marquise McCluster ... Born: August 25, 1988
... Majoring in Journalism ... Named to the 2009 SEC Community Service Team.
| RUSHING |
g |
att |
yards |
td |
long |
avg/c |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
6 |
8 |
68 |
1 |
31 |
8.5 |
11.3 |
| 2007 |
8 |
6 |
63 |
0 |
29 |
10.5 |
7.9 |
| 2008 |
13 |
109 |
655 |
6 |
40 |
6.0 |
50.4 |
| 2009 |
13 |
181 |
1169 |
8 |
86 |
6.5 |
89.9 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
304 |
1955 |
15 |
86 |
6.4 |
48.9 |
| PASSING |
g |
cmp-att-int |
yards |
td |
long |
pct |
avg/p |
avg/g |
effic |
| 2006 |
6 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2007 |
8 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2008 |
13 |
0-5-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-80.0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
1-1-0 |
27 |
1 |
27 |
100.0 |
27.0 |
2.1 |
656.8 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
1-6-2 |
27 |
1 |
27 |
16.7 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
42.8 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE |
g |
rush |
pass |
total |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
6 |
68 |
0 |
68 |
11.3 |
| 2007 |
8 |
63 |
0 |
63 |
7.9 |
| 2008 |
13 |
655 |
0 |
655 |
50.4 |
| 2009 |
13 |
1169 |
27 |
1196 |
92.0 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
1955 |
27 |
1982 |
49.5 |
| RECEIVING |
g |
rec |
yards |
td |
long |
rec/g |
avg/c |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
6 |
15 |
232 |
1 |
49 |
2.5 |
15.5 |
38.7 |
| 2007 |
8 |
27 |
326 |
2 |
46 |
3.4 |
12.1 |
40.8 |
| 2008 |
13 |
44 |
625 |
1 |
56 |
3.4 |
14.2 |
48.1 |
| 2009 |
13 |
44 |
520 |
3 |
64 |
3.4 |
11.8 |
40.0 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
130 |
1703 |
7 |
64 |
3.2 |
13.1 |
42.6 |
| SCORING |
g |
td |
rush |
rcv |
ret |
pat |
2pat |
fg |
total |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1.5 |
| 2008 |
13 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
3.2 |
| 2009 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
5.1 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
22 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
3.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS |
g |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg/r |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2007 |
8 |
6 |
29 |
0 |
19 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
| 2008 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
2 |
28 |
0 |
19 |
14.0 |
2.2 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
8 |
57 |
0 |
19 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
| KICK RETURNS |
g |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg/r |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
6 |
13 |
274 |
0 |
39 |
21.1 |
45.7 |
| 2007 |
8 |
6 |
100 |
0 |
33 |
16.7 |
12.5 |
| 2008 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
19 |
374 |
0 |
39 |
19.7 |
9.4 |
| ALL PURPOSE |
g |
rush |
rcv |
pr |
kr |
ir |
total |
avg/g |
| 2006 |
6 |
68 |
232 |
0 |
274 |
0 |
574 |
95.7 |
| 2007 |
8 |
63 |
326 |
29 |
100 |
0 |
518 |
64.8 |
| 2008 |
13 |
655 |
625 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1280 |
98.5 |
| 2009 |
13 |
1169 |
520 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
1717 |
132.1 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
1955 |
1703 |
57 |
374 |
0 |
4089 |
102.2 |
| TACKLES |
g |
ua |
a |
total |
tfl |
pd |
ff |
fr |
blk |
| 2006 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
40 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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