Jase McClellan
{{short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| name = Jase McClellan
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| caption = McClellan with Alabama at the 2024 Rose Bowl
| current_team = Atlanta Falcons
| number = 30
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|6|25}}
| birth_place = Aledo, Texas, U.S.
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 215
| high_school = Aledo
| college = Alabama (2020–2023)
| undraftedyear =
| draftyear = 2024
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 186
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
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| pfr = M/McClJa05
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Jase McClellan (born June 25, 2002) is an American professional football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Early life
McClellan attended Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas. During his career, he had 6,468 yards rushing yards and 122 touchdowns. He was selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-American Game.{{Cite web |last=Gosset |first=Brian |date=October 21, 2019 |title=Aledo running back, Oklahoma commit receives honorary Under Armour All-America jersey |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/prep-football/article236495758.html |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=Star-Telegram.com}} He originally committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football before changing his commitment to the University of Alabama.{{Cite web |last=Gosset |first=Brian |date=December 18, 2019 |title=Nick Saban, Alabama land Aledo star running back Jase McClellan in signing day switch |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/prep-football/article238493838.html |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=Star-Telegram.com}}{{Cite web |last=Zenitz |first=Matt |date=June 2, 2020 |title=New Tide RB a top prospect and aspiring heart surgeon |url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2020/06/new-alabama-running-back-a-top-prospect-and-aspiring-heart-surgeon.html |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=AL.com}}
College career
As a true freshman at Alabama in 2020, McClellan rushed 23 times for 245 yards and two touchdowns. As a junior in 2021, he played in five games before tearing his ACL, which ended his season.{{Cite web |last=Scarborough |first=Alex |date=October 4, 2021 |title=Tide loses RB McClellan for season to knee injury |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32338626/alabama-crimson-tide-loses-rb-jase-mcclellan-season-knee-injury |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}} He finished the year with 40 carries for 191 yards and a touchdown.{{Cite web |last=Casagrande |first=Michael |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Alabama RB explains mental side of return from ACL tear |url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2022/08/alabama-rb-jase-mcclellan-explains-mental-side-of-return-from-acl-tear.html |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=AL.com}} McClellan returned from the ACL injury to start the 2022 season.{{Cite web |last=Windham |first=Katie |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Alabama RB Jase McClellan Ready to Play in Home State |url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/alabama-rb-jase-mcclellan-ready-to-play-in-home-state |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=Sports Illustrated}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide}}"| Alabama Crimson Tide | ||||||||||
| 2020
| 12 || 0 || 23 || 245 || 10.7 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1.0 || 0 | ||||||||||
| 2021
| 5 || 1 || 40 || 191 || 4.8 || 1 || 10 || 97 || 9.7 || 3 | ||||||||||
| 2022
| 13 || 4 || 112 || 655 || 5.8 || 7 || 14 || 174 || 12.4 || 3 | ||||||||||
| 2023
| 13 || 12 || 166 || 803 || 4.8 || 6 || 13 || 126 || 9.7 || 0 | ||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jase-mcclellan-1.html Career] | 43 | 17 | 341 | 1,894 | 5.6 | 16 | 38 | 398 | 10.5 | 6 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 3/8
| weight = 221
| dash = 4.71
| ten split = 1.63
| twenty split = 2.69
| vertical = 30.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 5
| bench = 20
| arm span = 31 1/8
| hand span = 10 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Jase McClellan Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jase-mcclellan/32004d43-4338-1205-9802-a1df621d3386 |access-date=March 12, 2024 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1041326&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Jase McClellan College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 12, 2024}}
}}
The Atlanta Falcons selected McClellan in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft with the 186th overall pick.{{cite news |last1=Hampton |first1=Cade |title=Pros and cons of Atlanta Falcons picking Alabama football's Jase McClellan in 2024 NFL Draft |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/04/27/jase-mcclellan-nfl-draft-2024-atlanta-falcons-alabama/73302080007/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=Tuscaloosa News |date=April 27, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=McElhaney |first1=Tori |last2=Waack |first2=Terrin |last3=Subhan |first3=Amna |title=Falcons select RB Jase McClellan with the No. 186 pick overall in 2024 NFL Draft |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/jase-mcclellan-alabama-running-back-186th-pick-2024-nfl-draft |access-date=May 13, 2024 |publisher=NFL.com |date=April 27, 2024}} McClellan signed his rookie scale contract in May 2024.{{Cite news |last=McElhaney |first=Tori |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Falcons sign sixth-round draft picks Jase McClellan, Casey Washington and Zion Logue to rookie deals |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/jase-mcclellan-casey-washington-zion-logue-sign-rookie-deals-draft |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=NFL.com}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career best |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |
| 2024 | ATL
| 2 || 0 || 13 || 32 || 2.5 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2" | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McClJa05.htm Career] | 2 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/players-roster/jase-mcclellan/ Atlanta Falcons bio]
- [https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/jase-mcclellan/8103 Alabama Crimson Tide bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Texas
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