| No. 31 – Arizona Rattlers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 3, 1991 Converse, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Judson (TX) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Chris McAllister (born March 3, 1991) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He attended Judson High School in Converse, Texas; upon graduating in 2009, he played football at Baylor University. During his time at Baylor, McAllister recorded a total of 15.0 sacks; this left him tied for the record of most career sacks in Baylor history. He led the team in sacks in 2012 and 2013 (with 6.0 and 6.5, respectively). [1]
McAllister went undrafted in 2014. He eventually earned a tryout with the Houston Texans of the NFL, but failed to make the team. [2] He was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League on July 30, 2015. [3] He recorded statistics in exactly one game for the SaberCats; there, he assisted on a sack in the team's regular season finale against the Los Angeles Kiss. McAllister finished the season on the team's Injured Reserve list; despite this, he won his first AFL Championship when the SaberCats defeated the Jacksonville Sharks in ArenaBowl XXVIII.
On December 4, 2015, McAllister was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers. [4] McAllister re-signed with Rattlers on November 21, 2016. McAllister was released on January 30, 2017, but was re-signed on February 9, 2017. McAllister was named First Team All-Indoor Football League in 2017. [5] On July 8, the Rattlers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41. [6] He re-signed with the Rattlers on August 28, 2017. [7]