Tony McRae (American football)

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Tony McRae
North Carolina Central Eagles
Position: Cornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-03) May 3, 1993 (age 31)
McColl, South Carolina, U.S.
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
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:40
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at PFR

Tony McRae (born May 3, 1993) is an American college football coach and former cornerback. He is the cornerbacks coach for North Carolina Central University, a position he has held since 2022. He played college football at North Carolina A&T, and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

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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

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

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

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

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

SeasonGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstCmbTfLYdsSckYdsIntYdsBUPDQBHFRYdsTDFFBlk
2012 [8] 11149230.520.000440100000
2013 [9] 1111213000.001023000000
2014 [10] 12461662280.005841116000000
2015 [11] 12411455481.5432158000000
Career46112411536.5181.5491092227100000

Professional career

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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.59 s2.60 s4.33 s7.55 s36.5 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]

On September 13, 2018, in a game against the Baltimore Ravens, McRae recorded 2 forced fumbles. [30]

In 2019, he was re-signed for one year. [31]

On December 22, 2019, in a game against the Miami Dolphins, McRae suffered a concussion. [32]

Detroit Lions

On March 24, 2020, McRae signed with the Detroit Lions. [33] On November 8, 2020, he suffered a right knee injury in a game against the Minnesota Vikings. On November 9, 2020, McRae was placed on injured reserve. [34]

In the 2021 off-season, McRae became a free agent. [35]

Coaching career

In 2022, McRae was hired as the cornerbacks coach for North Carolina Central. [36]

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