Dylan McCaffrey

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Dylan McCaffrey
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McCaffrey in 2018
Michigan Wolverines–No. 10
Position Quarterback
ClassJunior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Valor Christian High School
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-25) March 25, 1999 (age 20)
Castle Rock, Colorado
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year (2016)
  • 2x CHSAA Class 5A Player of the Year (2015–2016)
  • 2× Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018–2019)

Dylan McCaffrey (born March 25, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines. He is the son of former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Ed McCaffrey and the younger brother of Max McCaffrey and Christian McCaffrey, who have also played in the NFL. He has a younger brother, Luke, who is also playing quarterback at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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Early years

McCaffrey was a two-sport star at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. As a two-year starting quarterback, McCaffrey led the Valor Christian Eagles to a 22–6 record and back-to-back Class 5A state championships. [1] In his four years at Valor Christian, he helped the Eagles to three state championships in total and a 1-point loss in the 2014 state championship game to Cherry Creek High School. [2] Throughout his high school football career, McCaffrey had 9,900 offensive yards and 120 touchdowns.

McCaffrey was also on the Eagels' basketball team. In his senior season, he averaged 12.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 21 games to help the 24–4 Eagles win the Class 4A state championship. [3]

As a football recruit, McCaffrey was rated a four-star quarterback, including the #1 pro-style quarterback and #25 prospect by ESPN, the #2 pro-style quarterback and #44 prospect by 247Sports Composite, and the #3 quarterback and #39 prospect by Scout.com. [4] on February 15, 2016, McCaffey committed to play football at Michigan over other schools including LSU, Penn State, Nebraska, UCLA and Colorado. [5] He signed his letter of intent on February 1, 2017 to formally become a member of the Michigan Wolverines. [6]

Statistics

 PassingRushingReceiving
SeasonTeamGPRatingAttCompPctYdsTDIntAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2013Valor Christian1320.611545.54901322688.47000.00
2014Valor Christian14104.827916759.92,378226852963.5612222.01
2015Valor Christian14115.432020764.72,8002741285924.61338327.72
2016Valor Christian14122.730620466.72,7963151075795.41033712.31
Career55113.591658363.68,02380163521,7354.936714220.34

Source: maxpreps.com [7]

College career

2018

McCaffrey redshirted as a freshman in 2017 and spent most of the 2018 season as a backup to starting quarterback Shea Patterson. McCaffrey played his first college game on September 1, 2018. In the season opener against Notre Dame, he completed 4-of-6 passes for 22 yards and had 3 rushes for 10 yards. [8] The following week, he threw his first touchdown with a 18-yard pass in a 49–3 win against Western Michigan. [9] On November 3, in a 42–7 win over Penn State, McCaffey broke his collarbone on the final possession of the game when he rushed for 7 yards on a zone-read play as a backup quarterback. [10] For the 2018 season, McCaffrey appeared in six games, rushed 10 times for 99 yards and a touchdown, and completed 8-of-15 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns.

2019

In the 2019 season, McCaffrey once again served as the backup to starting quarterback Patterson.

Statistics

 PassingRushing
SeasonTeamGPRatingAttCompPctYdsTDIntAttYdsAvgTD
2018 Michigan 5167.915853.31262010999.91
2019 Michigan 5115.2201050.01161013675.21
Career10137.8351851.424230231667.22

As of January 18, 2020 [11]

Personal life

Dylan McCaffrey is the second youngest of four sons in the McCaffrey family.

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References

  1. ↑ Hawkins, James. "'Gifted' McCaffrey brings great pedigree to Michigan". Detroit News. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ Pleuss, Dennis (December 3, 2016). "Valor Christian claims seventh football championship in eight years". CHSAANow.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Petzold, Evan (March 12, 2017). "Michigan QB signee Dylan McCaffrey wins basketball state title for Valor Christian". Maize n Brew. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Hawkins, James. "'Gifted' McCaffrey brings great pedigree to Michigan". Detroit News. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Snyder, Mark. "Michigan lands elite 2017 QB prospect Dylan McCaffrey". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Harbaugh excited about adding McCaffrey to the fold". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Dylan McCaffrey High School Stats". maxpreps.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Sang, Orion. "Michigan's Shea Patterson exits, replaced by Dylan McCaffrey, then returns". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ Chengelis, Angelique S. "Notebook: McCaffrey connects for first career TD in relief appearance". Detroit News. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ Baumgardner, Nick. "Michigan football QB Dylan McCaffrey breaks collarbone vs. Penn State". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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