McGAHEE AT A GLANCE:
• A 10th-year running back who has played 130 career games (89 starts) in the regular season with Denver (2011-12), Baltimore (2007-10) and Buffalo (2004-06), placing fourth in the NFL among active players with 8,097 yards since 2004.
• Selected to his second career Pro Bowl in 2011 after rushing for 1,199 yards in his first season with the Broncos and helping the team produce a franchise-record 164.5 yards per game on the ground to lead the league.
• Owns 33 career 100-yard rushing games to tie for second among active NFL players.
• Tied for the NFL lead with seven individual 100-yard rushing games in 2011.
• Joined Ricky Watters as the only two players in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season with three different teams (Buf., 2004-05; Bal., 2007; Den., 2011).
• Tied for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns (63) in the NFL since 2004 and is one of only three non-kickers in the league to score at least 30 points each year during the last eight seasons (2004-11).
• Earned his first Pro Bowl nod in 2007 as a member of the Ravens after ranking fourth in the AFC with 1,207 rushing yards on 294 carries (4.1 avg.) with seven touchdowns.
• Broke University of Miami single-season records with 1,753 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2002 to earn consensus first-team All-America honors in addition to being named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.
• Joined the Broncos as a free agent on July 31, 2011.
• Selected by the Bills in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.
McGAHEE AT A GLANCE:
• A 10th-year running back who has played 130 career games (89 starts) in the regular season with Denver (2011-12), Baltimore (2007-10) and Buffalo (2004-06), placing fourth in the NFL among active players with 8,097 yards since 2004.
• Selected to his second career Pro Bowl in 2011 after rushing for 1,199 yards in his first season with the Broncos and helping the team produce a franchise-record 164.5 yards per game on the ground to lead the league.
• Owns 33 career 100-yard rushing games to tie for second among active NFL players.
• Tied for the NFL lead with seven individual 100-yard rushing games in 2011.
• Joined Ricky Watters as the only two players in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season with three different teams (Buf., 2004-05; Bal., 2007; Den., 2011).
• Tied for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns (63) in the NFL since 2004 and is one of only three non-kickers in the league to score at least 30 points each year during the last eight seasons (2004-11).
• Earned his first Pro Bowl nod in 2007 as a member of the Ravens after ranking fourth in the AFC with 1,207 rushing yards on 294 carries (4.1 avg.) with seven touchdowns.
• Broke University of Miami single-season records with 1,753 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2002 to earn consensus first-team All-America honors in addition to being named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.
• Joined the Broncos as a free agent on July 31, 2011.
• Selected by the Bills in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Buffalo as a draft choice 8//14/03; Traded to Baltimore 3/8/07; Released by Baltimore 7/29/11; Signed by Denver 7/31/11; Placed on injured reserve (knee, designated for return) 11/21/12.
McGahee’s Single-Game Highs
(Postseason in parentheses)
Rushes — 37 vs. N.Y. Jets, 11/7/04 (20, twice, last at New England, 1/10/10). Rushing yards — 167 at Oakland, 1/3/10 (62, twice, last at New England, 1/10/10). Longest rush — 77t, twice, last at Oakland, 1/3/10 (48 at Miami, 1/4/09). Rushing touchdowns — 4 at Seattle, 11/28/04 (2 at Pittsburgh, 1/18/09). Receptions — 7 at San Francisco, 10/7/07 (2, three times, last at Pittsburgh, 1/15/11). Receiving yards — 61 vs. New England, 10/22/06 (14 at Pittsburgh, 1/15/11). Longest reception — 56 vs. New England, 10/22/06 (13 at New England, 1/10/10). Receiving touchdowns — 1, five times, last at Tennessee, 9/25/11 (none). Rushing yards in one quarter — 91 (4th) at Dallas, 12/20/08 (53 (4th) at Miami, 1/4/09). Rushing yards in one half — 145 (2nd) at Oakland, 11/6/11 (56 (2nd) at Miami, 1/4/09). Total yards — 167, twice, last (167 rush, 0 rec.) at Oakland, 1/3/10 (76 (76 rush, 0 rec.), at New England, 1/14/12). Total touchdowns — 4 at Seattle, 11/28/04 (2 at Pittsburgh, 1/18/09).
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MCGAHEE'S 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES
*denotes win (McGahee's teams are 20-13 when he records 100 or more yards rushing in a game.)
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DATE
10/17/04
10/31/04
11/7/04
11/21/04
11/28/04
12/12/04
12/26/04
9/11/05
9/25/05
10/16/05
10/30/05
1/1/06
9/24/06
12/10/06
9/30/07
10/21/07
11/18/07
12/3/07
12/16/07
10/19/08
11/9/08
12/20/08
1/3/10
9/18/11
10/2/11
10/9/11
11/6/11
11/27/11
12/4/11
1/1/12
9/17/12
9/30/12
10/28/12
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OPP
vs. Miami *
vs. Arizona *
vs. N.Y. Jets *
vs. St. Louis *
at Seattle *
vs. Cleveland *
at San Francisco *
vs. Houston *
vs. Atlanta
vs. N.Y. Jets *
at New England
at N.Y. Jets
vs. N.Y. Jets
at N.Y. Jets *
at Cleveland
at Buffalo
vs. Cleveland
vs. New England
at Miami
at Miami *
at Houston *
at Dallas *
at Oakland *
vs. Cincinnati *
at Green Bay
vs. San Diego
at Oakland *
at San Diego *
at Minnesota *
vs. Kansas City
at Atlanta
vs. Oakland *
vs. New Orleans *
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NO.
26
30
37
20
28
27
15
22
27
29
31
22
26
16
14
19
21
30
29
19
25
8
16
28
15
16
20
23
20
28
22
19
23
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YDS
111
102
132
100
116
105
102
117
140
143
136
113
150
125
104
114
102
138
104
105
112
108
167
101
103
125
163
117
111
145
113
112
122
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AVG.
4.3
3.4
3.6
5.0
4.1
3.9
6.8
5.3
5.2
4.9
4.4
5.1
5.8
7.8
7.4
6.0
4.9
4.6
3.6
5.5
4.5
13.5
10.4
3.6
6.9
7.8
8.2
5.1
5.6
5.2
5.1
5.9
5.3
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LG
31
24
15
41
30t
13t
20
17
21
23
14
17
32
57t
28
46t
24
18
19
17
12
77t
77t
12
28
28
60t
24
24t
15
31
24
17
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TD
0
2
1
0
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
1
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2012: McGahee played 10 games (9 starts) for the Broncos, finishing as the team’s leading rusher with 731 yards on 167 carries (4.4 avg.) before being placed on injured reserve (designated for return) with a knee injury... Caught a two-point conversion pass from QB Peyton Manning to give Denver a three-point lead in the fourth quarter of its season opener vs. Pit. (9/9)... Topped the 100-yard mark for the 31st time in his career, finishing with 113 yards and two touchdowns at Atl. (9/17)... Rushed for 112 yards on 19 carries with one touchdown to go with six receptions for 23 yards vs. Oak. (9/30)... Ran for a season-high 122 yards on 22 attempts (5.3 avg.) and scored his 63rd career touchdown vs. N.O. (10/28)... Led the team with 55 yards on seven carries (7.9 avg.) before leaving with a knee injury early in the second quarter vs. S.D. (11/18)... Placed on injured reserve (designated for return) on Nov. 21.
2011: McGahee played 15 games (14 starts) and totaled 1,199 rushing yards on 249 carries (4.8 avg.) with four touchdowns to go along with 12 catches for 51 yards (4.3 avg.) and one touchdown in the regular season to earn his second career Pro Bowl selection... Helped the Broncos rank first in the NFL in rushing with a team-record 164.5 yards per game... Joined Ricky Watters as the only two players in league history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season with three different teams... Started both of Denver’s postseason contests and recorded 36 rushes for 137 yards (3.8 avg.) with one touchdown... Ran the ball 20 times for 163 yards with two touchdowns at Oak. (11/6) to mark the sixth-highest single-game rushing average (8.2) in team history (min. 20 att.).
2010: McGahee saw action in 15 games (2 starts) and finished second on the Ravens with 100 rushes for 380 yards (3.8 avg.) while tying for the team lead with five rushing scores... Added 14 receptions for 55 yards (3.9 avg.) with one touchdown in the regular season... Played in both of Baltimore’s postseason contests and recorded 14 carries for 48 yards (3.4 avg.) with one touchdown and four receptions for 24 yards (6.0 avg.)... Played in his 100th career game vs. T.B. (11/28).
2009: McGahee played all 16 games (1 start) in the regular season and totaled 109 rushes for 544 yards (5.0 avg.) with 12 touchdowns and 15 catches for 85 yards (5.7 avg.) with two scores... Tied the franchise record with 14 total touchdowns and tied for second in the NFL with five multiple-touchdown games... Saw action in both of Baltimore’s playoff games, recording 22 carries for 69 yards (3.1 avg.) with one touchdown and two receptions for 20 yards (10.0 avg.)... Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors at Oak. (1/3) after rushing for a career-high 167 yards on 16 carries (10.4 avg.) with three touchdowns, including a career-long-tying 77-yard score.
2008: McGahee played 13 games (1 start) and finished second on the team with 671 rushing yards on 170 carries (3.9) avg.) with seven touchdowns to go along with 24 receptions for 173 yards (7.2 avg.)... Saw action in three postseason contests (1 start) and totaled 39 rushes for a team-high 154 yards (3.9 avg.) with two touchdowns and four receptions for 26 yards (6.5 avg.)... Started the AFC Championship Game at Pit. (1/18) and registered postseason career highs with 60 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries (3.0 avg.).
2007: McGahee earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in his initial season with Baltimore after starting all 15 games he played and ranking fourth in the AFC with 1,207 rushing yards on 294 carries (4.1 avg.) with seven touchdowns... Added a career-high 43 receptions for 231 yards (5.4 avg) with one touchdown... Set a franchise record by scoring a touchdown in seven consecutive contests (Games 6-12)... Paced the Ravens with 66 first downs... Notched his first career receiving touchdown vs. NYJ (9/16).
2006: McGahee started all 14 games he played and finished the season with 259 carries for 990 yards (3.8 avg.) with six touchdowns and 18 receptions for 156 yards (8.7 avg.)... Posted 16 carries for 125 yards (7.8 avg.) at NYJ (12/10) to mark his fifth consecutive 100-yard output against the Jets.
2005: McGahee played all 16 games (15 starts) and totaled a career-high 1,247 rushing yards on 325 carries (3.8 avg.) with five touchdowns in addition to 28 catches for 178 yards (6.4 avg.)... Became the fifth player in Bills history to post consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons and was the quickest player in team annals to reach the 2,000-yard career mark (26 games).
2004: McGahee played all 16 games (11 starts) and finished with 1,128 rushing yards on 284 carries (4.0 avg.) with 13 touchdowns and 22 receptions for 169 yards (7.7 avg.)... Posted seven 100-yard games in 11 starts as the Bills went 8-3 in those contests... Tied for second in team history with his 13 rushing scores trailing only O.J. Simpson’s 16 touchdowns in 1975... Totaled a career-high four rushing touchdowns at Sea. (11/28)...Posted 15 carries for 102 yards (6.8 avg.) with two touchdowns and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark on a 20-yard run in the third quarter at S.F. (12/26).
2003: Selected by the Bills in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft, McGahee spent the first eight games of the season on the NFI (Non-Football Injury) list while recovering from a knee injury suffered in his final collegiate game... Returned to the 53-man roster on Nov. 5 and was inactive for the final eight games of the season.
COLLEGE: McGahee played 21 games at the University of Miami and gained 2,067 yards on 349 carries (5.9 avg.) with 31 touchdowns and 25 receptions for 355 yards (13.1 avg.)... Finished sixth in Hurricane annals with 186 career points scored... Earned consensus first-team All-America honors and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore after shattering several school season rushing records, including rushing yards (1,753) and rushing touchdowns (28).
PERSONAL: McGahee attended Central High School in Miami, where he rushed for 771 yards and 14 touchdowns in just eight games and 77 carries (10.0 avg.) during his senior season and was named the best running back in the state on the Florida Times-Union Super 75 list... Established the Willis McGahee Foundation in 2009 to help underprivileged children in Howard County, Md.... Majored in criminology at Miami... Willis Andrew McGahee III was born on Oct. 21, 1981, in Miami.
