Nate McCrary
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nate McCrary
| image = Nate McCrary (53752267034) (cropped).jpg
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| caption = McCrary with the Michigan Panthers in 2024
| current_team =Michigan Panthers
| number =28
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|9}}
| birth_place = Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 213
| high_school = Reeths-Puffer {{nowrap|(Muskegon, Michigan)}}
| college = Saginaw Valley State (2017–2020)
| undraftedyear = 2021
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2021}})
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2021}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Michigan Panthers ({{UFL Year|2024}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
- Michigan Panthers ({{UFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status =Active
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = -1
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = -1.0
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| pfr = McCrNa00
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Nate McCrary (born April 9, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Saginaw Valley State.
College career
McCrary played for Saginaw Valley State, where, in 33 games, he rushed the ball 377 times for 1,889 yards and 28 touchdowns and in his junior and final season, he set career highs with 1,060 yards and 6.3 yards per carry and was named to the All-GLIAC First-team. He ranks fourth on the SVSU career rushing touchdowns all-time list.{{Cite journal |date=May 1, 2021 |title=Nate McCrary signs with the Baltimore Ravens |url=https://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/fball/2020-21/releases/20210501ydfp5e |website=SVSUCardinals.com |accessdate=September 13, 2021}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 1/4
| weight = 213
| dash = 4.52
| ten split = 1.50
| twenty split = 2.72
| shuttle = 4.19
| cone drill = 6.94
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 3
| bench = 19
| arm span = 30
| hand span = 9 1/4
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Nate McCrary, Saginaw Valley State, RB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1030635&DraftYear=2021 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Baltimore Ravens (first stint)=
On May 1, 2021, McCrary was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent and was the Ravens' leading rusher in the preseason, carrying the ball 42 times for 163 yards and a touchdown.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Broncos awarded DB Mike Ford, RB Nate McCrary off waivers |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-awarded-db-mike-ford-rb-nate-mccrary-off-waivers |access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=DenverBroncos.com}} However, on August 31, 2021, he was waived by the Ravens.{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Nate McCrary: Waived by Baltimore |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/nate-mccrary-waived-by-baltimore/ |access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com}}
=Denver Broncos=
On September 1, 2021, McCrary was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos. He was released on September 23, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Broncos cut Nate McCrary |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/09/23/broncos-cut-nate-mccrary/ |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}
=Baltimore Ravens (second stint)=
On September 25, 2021, McCrary was signed to the Ravens practice squad.{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2021 |title=Nate McCrary: Resigned by Baltimore |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/nate-mccrary-resigned-by-baltimore/ |access-date=September 25, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com}} On January 18, 2022, McCrary signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens.
On August 30, 2022, McCrary was waived by the Ravens.{{Cite web |last=Mink |first=Ryan |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Ravens Make Roster Cuts to 53 |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-roster-cuts-53-2022 |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}
=Carolina Panthers=
On November 1, 2022, McCrary was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Rizzuti |first=Anthony |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Panthers add two players to practice squad on Tuesday |url=https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2022/11/01/panthers-practice-squad-nate-mccrary-joel-iyiegbuniwe/ |access-date=April 29, 2023 |work=USA Today}} He was released on December 13.{{Cite web |last=Bouda |first=Nate |date=December 13, 2022 |title=Panthers Sign CB Tae Hayes To PS, Release RB Nate McCrary |url=https://nfltraderumors.co/panthers-sign-cb-tae-hayes-to-ps-release-rb-nate-mccrary/ |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=NFLTradeRumors.co |language=en-US}}
=Cleveland Browns (first stint)=
On January 11, 2023, McCrary signed a reserve/future contract with the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2023 |title=Browns sign RB Nate McCrary to reserve/futures contract |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-rb-nate-mccrary-to-reserve-futures-contract |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=ClevelandBrowns.com}} He was waived on August 4, 2023.{{cite web|title=Browns make roster moves – Aug. 4|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-make-roster-moves-aug-4|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=August 4, 2023}}
=Green Bay Packers (first stint)=
On August 7, 2023, McCrary signed with the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web|title=Packers sign RB Nate McCrary|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-rb-nate-mccrary-2023|website=Packers.com|date=August 7, 2023}} He was released on August 29, 2023.{{cite web|title=Packers announce roster moves|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-2023-nfl-season|website=Packers.com|date=August 29, 2023}}
=Cleveland Browns (second stint)=
On October 25, 2023, the Browns signed McCrary to their practice squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-qb-p-j-walker-to-the-active-roster|title=Browns sign QB P.J. Walker to the active roster|date=October 25, 2023|accessdate=October 25, 2023|work=ClevelandBrowns.com}} McCrary was released on October 31.{{cite web|title=Browns sign RB Kenyan Drake to the practice squad|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-rb-kenyan-drake-to-the-practice-squad|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=October 31, 2023}}
=Michigan Panthers (first stint)=
On December 8, 2023, McCrary signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=James |date=2023-12-08 |title=Michigan Panthers Sign RB Nate McCrary & Edge Kenny Willekes |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/michigan-panthers-sign-rb-nate-mccrary-edge-kenny-willekes/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Pro Football Newsroom |language=en-US}} His contract was terminated on August 13, 2024, to sign with an NFL team.{{cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1823463268582629829 |date=August 13, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024}}
=Green Bay Packers (second stint)=
On August 14, 2024, McCrary signed with the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web|title=Packers announce roster moves|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-aug-14-2024|website=Packers.com|date=August 14, 2024}} He was released on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Packers announce roster moves|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-aug-27-2024|website=Packers.com|date=August 27, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Packers announce roster moves|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-aug-28-2024|website=Packers.com|date=August 28, 2024}} He was placed on practice squad/injured reserve two days later, and released shortly after.{{cite web|title=Packers announce roster moves|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-aug-30-2024|website=Packers.com|date=August 30, 2024}}
= Michigan Panthers (second stint) =
On October 3, 2024, McCrary re-signed with the Michigan Panthers.{{cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1841957917500522709 |date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=October 5, 2024}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|+Regular season statistics ! 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 || BAL
| 1 || 0 || 1 || −1 || -1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCrNa00.htm Career] || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1 || -1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.packers.com/team/players-roster/nate-mccrary/ Green Bay Packers bio]
- [https://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/fball/2019-20/bios/mccrary_nate_75af Saginaw Valley State Cardinals bio]
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Category:American football running backs
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Category:Players of American football from Muskegon, Michigan